Repton School Trust

Analysis

Repton School Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derby. It was registered in August 1966, 60 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 August 2025, Repton School Trust reported income of £3.6m and spending of £2.2m, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £3.6m (+223%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 110%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Repton School Trust sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Childcare Centres (£3.6m), Anglia Ruskin Students' Union (£3.6m) and Shannon Trust (£3.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 91% and investments 8.9%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £4.2m would cover about 22 months of spending at that rate.