The 21st Century Trust

Analysis

The 21st Century Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The 21st Century Trust reported income of £106k and spending of £66k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £140k to £106k (-25%), an average of -6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 102%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The 21st Century Trust sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Minus Five Pre-School (£106k), The Downs School Trust (£106k) and Stepping Stones Pre-School (Hardley) (£106k).