Belmont-Birklands School Trust Limited
Analysis
Belmont-Birklands School Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Harrogate. It was registered in October 1969, 57 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 00962198). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Belmont-Birklands School Trust Limited reported income of £2.1m and spending of £1.9m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £2.1m (+45%), an average of +9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Belmont-Birklands School 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 Craftworks Community Limited (£2.0m), Islamia Schools Limited (£2.1m) and The Guarantors of Brain (£2.0m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95%, donations and legacies 1.9%, trading 1.5% and investments 1.5%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £271k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 35 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 1.9%
- Charitable activities 95%
- Trading 1.5%
- Investments 1.5%
In the charity's own words
For charitable purposes for the advancement of education and in connection there with to conduct and carry on schools and to do all such other things as are necessary there to.To provide a well rounded and balanced educational system for nursery and preparatory school.To provide a thriving environment which is conducive to enabling the School to satisfy its educational and pastoral object
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Craftworks Community Limited | Maidstone | £2.0m |
| Islamia Schools Limited | London | £2.1m |
| The Guarantors of Brain | Cambridge | £2.0m |
| Greenwich Waldorf School Initiative | London | £2.1m |