The Act Educational Trust

Analysis

The Act Educational Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Act Educational Trust reported income of £16k and spending of £8,258, leaving 49% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £4,987 to £16k (+223%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 119% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Act 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 Staplegrove Scout Group (£16k), 1st Dereham Scout Group (£16k) and The Newton School Association (£16k).