Merchant Taylors' Educational Trust

Analysis

Merchant Taylors' Educational Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Merchant Taylors' Educational Trust reported income of £336k and spending of £517k, spending 154% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £31.4m to £336k (-99%), an average of -68% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income dropped by 99%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Merchant Taylors' Educational Trust sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Foundations: Supporting Families (£336k), William Older Playgroup (£337k) and Gillingham School (£336k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.