Glendower School Trust Limited

Analysis

Glendower School Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 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 00960831). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Glendower School Trust Limited reported income of £8.1m and spending of £8.3m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £5.1m to £8.1m (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Glendower School 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 King's College School, Cambridge (£8.1m), WorldSkills UK (£8.1m) and Talbot Heath School Trust Limited (£8.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97%, donations and legacies 1.7% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 9.2%. Reserves of £8.9m would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate. It employed 71 people.