Frensham Heights Educational Trust Limited

Analysis

Frensham Heights Educational Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Farnham. It was registered in August 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 00207173). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Frensham Heights Educational Trust Limited reported income of £12.4m and spending of £12.8m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £9.4m to £12.4m (+31%), an average of +7.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Frensham Heights Educational 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 Queen's Gate School Trust Limited (£12.4m), Green Templeton College (£12.4m) and Gard'ner Memorial Limited (£12.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 90%, trading 8.0% and investments 2.2%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 4.2%. Reserves of £15.9m would cover about 15 months of spending at that rate. It employed 154 people.

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.