Gateways Educational Trust Limited

Analysis

Gateways Educational Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in November 1961, 65 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 00702484). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Gateways Educational Trust Limited reported income of £8.7m and spending of £8.8m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £4.5m to £8.7m (+94%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Gateways Educational Trust Limited sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ackworth School (£8.7m), The Malden Trust Limited (£8.7m) and World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (£8.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and trading 1.1%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.5%. Reserves of £3.4m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 124 people.