Lindley Educational Trust Limited
Analysis
Lindley Educational Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hope Valley. It was registered in April 1966, 60 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 00867065). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Lindley Educational Trust Limited reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.7m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £794k to £1.7m (+114%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Lindley Educational Trust Limited sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Medeshamstede Education Trust (£1.7m), Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 (£1.7m) and Cccu UK (£1.7m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 83% and donations and legacies 16%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.9%. Reserves of £285k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 16%
- Charitable activities 83%
- Investments 0.4%
In the charity's own words
The Trust's mission is to release and empower people to develop their individual strengths. The Trust specialises in the development of young people with emphasis on experiential learning through the use of outdoor activities. A key focus is to indentify and develop interventions that benefit disaffected and vunerable young people.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Medeshamstede Education Trust | Swaffham | £1.7m |
| Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 | London | £1.7m |
| Cccu UK | Oxford | £1.7m |
| Alpha Preparatory School, Ltd | Middlesex | £1.7m |