Aberdour School Educational Trust

Analysis

Aberdour School Educational Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tadworth. It was registered in July 1971, 55 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 00998221). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Aberdour School Educational Trust reported income of £5.3m and spending of £5.2m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £4.5m to £5.3m (+19%), an average of +4.5% 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, Aberdour School Educational Trust sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Woodford Green Preparatory School Limited (£5.3m), Rydal Penrhos Limited (£5.4m) and Prestfelde School Limited (£5.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96%, donations and legacies 1.9%, trading 1.2% and investments 1.2%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £2.9m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 74 people.