The Libertarian Research and Education Trust

Analysis

The Libertarian Research and Education Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08480724). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Libertarian Research and Education Trust reported income of £323k and spending of £237k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £140k to £323k (+131%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 605%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Libertarian Research and Education Trust sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Challoner's Girls Foundation (£322k), Women's Total Abstinence Educational Union Limited (£323k) and Poppy Pre-School (£322k).