Ludgrove School Trust Limited

Analysis

Ludgrove School Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wokingham. It was registered in September 1972, 54 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 01053039). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Ludgrove School Trust Limited reported income of £9.2m and spending of £6.5m, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £5.3m to £9.2m (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Ludgrove School Trust Limited 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 Beechwood Park School Limited (£9.1m), Syracuse University (USA) London Program (£9.2m) and The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education (£9.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 74%, trading 17%, donations and legacies 6.0% and investments 2.7%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.1%. Grants to other organisations totalled £31k. Reserves of £18.9m would cover about 34 months of spending at that rate. It employed 108 people.