The Froebel Trust

Analysis

The Froebel Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07862112). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Froebel Trust reported income of £604k and spending of £906k, spending 150% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £511k to £604k (+18%), an average of +4.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 156% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Froebel Trust sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Centre for Lebanese Studies (£604k), Research Data Alliance Foundation (£604k) and Micklefield Nursery School (Seaford) (£603k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 73%. Charitable activities took 80% of spending and raising funds 11%. Grants to other organisations totalled £267k. Reserves of £23.4m would cover about 283 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.