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Finton House Educational Trust

RegisteredRegistered charity number 296588LondonEducation and training
Income£8.0m2025-07-31
Spending£7.2msame year
Spent / received93%5-year average
Size in its cause98th pctEducation and training
Registered1987Charitable company
Employees86latest return

Analysis

Finton House Educational Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02119682). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Finton House Educational Trust reported income of £8.0m and spending of £7.2m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £5.6m to £8.0m (+44%), an average of +9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Finton House Educational Trust sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Ronan's School (Hawkhurst) (£8.0m), Association of Commonwealth Universities (£8.1m) and Tettenhall College (£8.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93%, investments 3.5% and donations and legacies 3.0%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.6%. Reserves of £2.6m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 86 people.

Income and spending

£0£2.0m£4.0m£6.0m£8.0m2021 Income: £5,575,3562021 Spending: £5,649,35920212022 Income: £6,115,5232022 Spending: £5,875,82920222023 Income: £7,056,7222023 Spending: £6,459,97120232024 Income: £7,736,0502024 Spending: £6,913,05720242025 Income: £8,034,5542025 Spending: £7,180,5492025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 3.0%
  • Charitable activities 93%
  • Investments 3.5%
  • Other 0.4%

In the charity's own words

Operation of a School

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CharityLocationIncome
St Ronan's School (Hawkhurst)Cranbrook£8.0m
Association of Commonwealth UniversitiesLondon£8.1m
Tettenhall CollegeWolverhampton W Mids£8.0m
Talbot Heath School Trust LimitedBournemouth£8.1m