Great Oaks Charitable Trust

Analysis

Great Oaks Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sunbury-on-Thames. It was registered in February 2020, 6 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 11074784). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Great Oaks Charitable Trust reported income of £6.6m and spending of £5.3m, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £3.1m to £6.6m (+116%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Great Oaks Charitable Trust sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chesham Preparatory School Trust Limited (£6.6m), Ashorne Hill Management College (£6.6m) and Truro High School for Girls (£6.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93%, donations and legacies 4.9% and trading 1.1%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £3.4m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 88 people.