Lancaster, Ripley Church of England Educational Trust

Analysis

Lancaster, Ripley Church of England Educational Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancaster. It was registered in October 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Lancaster, Ripley Church of England Educational Trust reported income of £134k and spending of £229k, spending 170% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £128k to £134k (+4.6%), an average of +1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 146% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Lancaster, Ripley Church of England Educational Trust sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Skinner's School Foundation (£134k), Stockton Lane Pre-School (£134k) and Home-Start Spelthorne (£134k).

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.