Russell School Trust

Analysis

Russell School Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Croydon. It was registered in August 1976, 50 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 01163246). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Russell School Trust reported income of £32.6m and spending of £30.4m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £20.0m to £32.6m (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Russell School Trust sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Manchester Grammar School Foundation (£32.4m), The Grammar School at Leeds (£32.8m) and Chartered Management Institute (£32.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.7%. Reserves of £30.2m would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 328 people.