Kennedy Independent School Trust Limited

Analysis

Kennedy Independent School Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shoreham-By-Sea. It was registered in August 1966, 60 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 00875915). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Kennedy Independent School Trust Limited reported income of £5.8m and spending of £6.2m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £4.7m to £5.8m (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

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

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and investments 2.3%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £3.1m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 81 people.