The Vernon Educational Trust Limited

Analysis

The Vernon Educational Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leatherhead. It was registered in June 1975, 51 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 01194206). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Vernon Educational Trust Limited reported income of £13.5m and spending of £15.2m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £13.9m to £13.5m (-3.1%), an average of -0.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Vernon Educational Trust Limited sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Smith Foundation (£13.4m), Lantra (£13.5m) and Vocational Training Charitable Trust (£13.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and investments 3.6%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.3%. Reserves of £33.0m would cover about 26 months of spending at that rate. It employed 147 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.