Gayhurst School Trust

Analysis

Gayhurst School Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gerrards Cross. It was registered in March 1988, 38 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 02209385). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Gayhurst School Trust reported income of £5.8m and spending of £5.7m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £4.4m to £5.8m (+32%), an average of +7.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Gayhurst 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 Swansea University Students' Union (£5.8m), Kennedy Independent School Trust Limited (£5.8m) and Stafford Independent Grammar School (£5.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and investments 2.6%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £4.0m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 62 people.