The Yarlet Trust

Analysis

The Yarlet Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stafford. It was registered in May 1970, 56 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 00975999). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Yarlet Trust reported income of £2.0m and spending of £2.0m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1.6m to £2.0m (+21%), an average of +5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Yarlet Trust 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 The Charity Finance Group (£2.0m), Eastbrook Education Trust (£2.0m) and Hope House School Limited (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 91% and donations and legacies 6.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1,818. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 1.3%. Reserves of £40k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 41 people.