The Edward Barnsley Educational Trust

Analysis

The Edward Barnsley Educational Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Petersfield. It was registered in March 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Edward Barnsley Educational Trust reported income of £564k and spending of £339k, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £198k to £564k (+186%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 155%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Edward Barnsley Educational Trust sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% 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 Spectrum Gaming (£563k), We Are Farming Minds (£565k) and Artizan International (£563k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 69% and trading 31%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £300k. Charitable activities took 0.0% of spending and raising funds 61%. Reserves of £1.6m would cover about 56 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.