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The Basotho Educational Trust

RegisteredRegistered charity number 285451LondonEducation and training
Income£16k2026-03-31
Spending£16ksame year
Spent / received113%5-year average
Size in its cause47th pctEducation and training
Registered1982Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

The Basotho Educational Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Basotho Educational Trust reported income of £16k and spending of £16k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £16k to £16k (-4.3%), an average of -1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Basotho Educational Trust sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rocks Park Friends of School Association (£16k), Strive (£16k) and Leigh Stationers' Primary Academy Parents Association (£16k).

Income and spending

£0£5,310£11k£16k£21k2022 Income: £16,3842022 Spending: £21,24120222023 Income: £17,3932023 Spending: £10,36220232024 Income: £11,6492024 Spending: £17,53420242025 Income: £13,6342025 Spending: £19,52220252026 Income: £15,6822026 Spending: £15,6822026
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Other 100%

In the charity's own words

Provision of school/college fees to enable needy Basotho people to undertake vocational training thereby enhancing their life and economic prospects

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Rocks Park Friends of School AssociationEast Sussex£16k
StriveLondon£16k
Leigh Stationers' Primary Academy Parents AssociationWelling£16k
The Friends of the VisitationGreenford£16k