Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw Trust

Analysis

Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in August 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw Trust reported income of £82k and spending of £88k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £46k to £82k (+79%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 122% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw Trust sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cylch Meithrin Bontnewydd (£82k), The St Nicholas Church of England Primary School Parents Teacher Association (£82k) and Solent Scout Training Centre (£82k).