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Thorpe House School Trust

RegisteredRegistered charity number 292683Gerrards CrossEducation and training
Income£5.5m2025-08-31
Spending£6.1msame year
Spent / received102%5-year average
Size in its cause97th pctEducation and training
Registered1985Charitable company
Employees72latest return

Analysis

Thorpe House School Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gerrards Cross. It was registered in October 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01946972). It says it makes grants to individuals and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Thorpe House School Trust reported income of £5.5m and spending of £6.1m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £4.3m to £5.5m (+28%), an average of +6.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Thorpe House School Trust sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Nicholas' School (Fleet) Educational Trust Limited (£5.5m), Windermere Educational Trust Limited (£5.5m) and Bridgewater School (£5.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 4.0%. It employed 72 people.

Income and spending

£0£1.5m£3.1m£4.6m£6.1m2021 Income: £4,309,6342021 Spending: £4,141,91320212022 Income: £4,410,6832022 Spending: £4,395,67020222023 Income: £4,995,5012023 Spending: £4,836,10420232024 Income: £5,377,8842024 Spending: £5,587,31620242025 Income: £5,513,3402025 Spending: £6,114,3422025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 0.1%
  • Charitable activities 98%
  • Trading 1.0%
  • Investments 0.4%
  • Other 0.1%

In the charity's own words

To promote and provide for the advancement of education of children in the United Kingdom and elsewhere.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
St Nicholas' School (Fleet) Educational Trust LimitedFleet£5.5m
Windermere Educational Trust LimitedWindermere£5.5m
Bridgewater SchoolManchester£5.5m
New Model Institute for Technology and EngineeringHereford£5.6m