Methodist Independent Schools Trust

Analysis

Methodist Independent Schools Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07649422). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides other finance and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Methodist Independent Schools Trust reported income of £118.2m and spending of £116.7m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £97.7m to £118.2m (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Methodist Independent Schools Trust sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Parish Giving Scheme (£114.6m), Church of England Central Services (£140.1m) and Trinity College Cambridge (£105.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92% and trading 4.6%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 2.9%. Reserves of £15.0m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1,977 people.