Summer Fields' School Trust Limited
Analysis
Summer Fields' School Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in October 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 00553243). It says it provides services and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Summer Fields' School Trust Limited reported income of £11.6m and spending of £11.0m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £9.1m to £11.6m (+28%), an average of +6.3% 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, Summer Fields' 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 British Safety Council (£11.6m), The United World Colleges (International) (£11.7m) and Institute of Integrated Systemic Therapy (£11.6m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 91%, donations and legacies 6.3%, trading 1.6% and investments 1.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2,000. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. It employed 160 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 6.3%
- Legacies 0.0%
- Charitable activities 91%
- Trading 1.6%
- Investments 1.5%
In the charity's own words
Summer Fields is an independent preparatory and pre-preparatory school for boys between the ages of 4 and 13, the great majority of whom board. The Governors believe that the boarding prep. school education which the school provides is the best academic, sporting and pastoral preparation for a boy intending to go on to an independent boarding school at age 13.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| British Safety Council | London | £11.6m |
| The United World Colleges (International) | London | £11.7m |
| Institute of Integrated Systemic Therapy | London | £11.6m |
| Halliford School Limited | Shepperton | £11.8m |