Greenacre Trust Limited

Analysis

Greenacre Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in October 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00856842). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Greenacre Trust Limited reported income of £1.6m and spending of £2.3m, spending 145% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £4.1m to £1.6m (-61%), an average of -21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 314%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Greenacre Trust Limited sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Centre for Cities (£1.6m), The Markfield Institute of Higher Education (£1.6m) and Connie Rothman Learning Trust (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 85% and investments 3.7%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%.