Prior Park Educational Trust

Analysis

Prior Park Educational Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bath. It was registered in October 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01521832). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Prior Park Educational Trust reported income of £21.7m and spending of £21.4m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £16.5m to £21.7m (+31%), an average of +7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Prior Park Educational 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 Chichester Diocesan Fund and Board of Finance (Incorporated) (£21.6m), St Mary's School Ascot (£22.1m) and Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (£20.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92%, trading 3.1%, donations and legacies 2.8% and investments 2.5%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.6%. Reserves of £5.0m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 332 people.