The Francis Holland (Church of England) Schools Trust

Analysis

The Francis Holland (Church of England) Schools Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1962, 64 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 00257981). It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Francis Holland (Church of England) Schools Trust reported income of £36.9m and spending of £36.8m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £25.3m to £36.9m (+46%), an average of +9.9% 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, The Francis Holland (Church of England) Schools Trust sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The North London Collegiate School (£36.6m), Christ's College Cambridge in the University of Cambridge First Founded by King Henry VI of England and After His Death (£37.3m) and Loughborough Schools Foundation (£36.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97%, donations and legacies 2.3% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 1.0%. Reserves of £2.8m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 415 people.