Global Educational Trust
Analysis
Global Educational Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wakefield. It was registered in December 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, recreation and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides services and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Global Educational Trust reported income of £238k and spending of £231k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £420k to £238k (-43%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Global Educational Trust sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Now Church (£238k), The Chartered Secretaries' Charitable Trust (£238k) and Millbrook Charities (£238k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
THE PROVISION OF ITEMS OR SERVICES WHICH WILL HELP TO IMPROVE STANDARDS OF LITERACY AND READING. THE PROVISION OF READING MATERIALS TO HELP ALLEVIATE THE EFFECTS OF ISOLATION, POVERTY AND MENTAL HEALTH.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Now Church | Worksop | £238k |
| The Chartered Secretaries' Charitable Trust | London | £238k |
| Millbrook Charities | London | £238k |
| Redditch Nightstop | Redditch | £238k |