The Montpelier Collegiate Trust
Analysis
The Montpelier Collegiate Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in October 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Montpelier Collegiate Trust reported income of £112k and spending of £131k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £114k to £112k (-1.4%), an average of -0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 152% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Montpelier Collegiate Trust sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pebbles Pre-School (£112k), Cotswold Edge District Scout Council (£112k) and Harborough District Scout Council (£112k).
Data notes from the register: 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
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The advancement of the education of young people under the age of 25 by the provision of maintenance and support of Colston's Collegiate School and Colston's Girls' School (Academy),the support of educational activities anywhere in the area of benefit and the provision of bursaries, scholarships,grants or other payments to young people in need of financial assistance to pursue their education.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Pebbles Pre-School | Suffolk | £112k |
| Cotswold Edge District Scout Council | South Gloucestershire | £112k |
| Harborough District Scout Council | Leicester | £112k |
| Loddon District Scout Council | Reading | £112k |