St Hugh's School (Carswell) Trust Limited
Analysis
St Hugh's School (Carswell) Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Faringdon. It was registered in October 1967, 59 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 00913833). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending August 2025, St Hugh's School (Carswell) Trust Limited reported income of £7.5m and spending of £7.7m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £6.4m to £7.5m (+18%), an average of +4.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, St Hugh's School (Carswell) 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 Cumnor House School Trust (£7.5m), Brown University Charitable Trust (£7.5m) and St Catherine's School, Twickenham (£7.5m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94% and trading 6.1%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.4%. It employed 126 people.
Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Charitable activities 94%
- Trading 6.1%
- Investments 0.3%
In the charity's own words
The provision of co-educational boarding and day school for children aged 3 years to 13 years
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Cumnor House School Trust | Haywards Heath | £7.5m |
| Brown University Charitable Trust | London | £7.5m |
| St Catherine's School, Twickenham | Twickenham | £7.5m |
| St Nicholas School (Harlow) Limited | Harlow | £7.6m |