The Reed Educational Trust Limited

Analysis

The Reed Educational Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1989, 37 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 02420409). It says it provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Reed Educational Trust Limited reported income of £2.0m and spending of £70k, leaving 96% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2020 to June 2025, income fell from £2.1m to £2.0m (-5.1%), an average of -1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Reed Educational Trust Limited sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Philip's School Trust Limited (£2.0m), The Pa Foundation (£2.0m) and Eastbrook Education Trust (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 1.5% and investments 1.4%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £663. Reserves of £3.2m would cover about 494 months of spending at that rate.