Edge Grove School Trust Ltd

Analysis

Edge Grove School Trust Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Watford. It was registered in May 1969, 57 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 00947085). It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Edge Grove School Trust Ltd reported income of £7.6m and spending of £7.6m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £7.5m to £7.6m (+1.2%), an average of +0.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Edge Grove School Trust Ltd 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 Working Men's College Corporation (£7.6m), Manor Lodge School (£7.6m) and University of Pennsylvania (USA) Foundation Limited (£7.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95% and trading 2.3%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.3%. Reserves of £2.0m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 85 people.