Somerton Education Trust
Analysis
Somerton Education Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in September 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Somerton Education Trust reported income of £11k and spending of £24, leaving 100% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £8,201 to £11k (+36%), an average of +8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 231% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Somerton Education Trust sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oldbrook First School Fund (£11k), Friends of Temple Sutton Primary School (£11k) and Friends of Southroyd School (£11k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To help the Governors of Monteclefe school meet their financial obligations in respect of alterations, improvements and structural maintenance of the school buildings.To make awards to children at the school and to help them participate in extra curricular activities when these are not state funded.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Oldbrook First School Fund | Milton Keynes | £11k |
| Friends of Temple Sutton Primary School | Southend-On-Sea | £11k |
| Friends of Southroyd School | Pudsey | £11k |
| Friends of Pound Hill Infant Academy | Crawley | £11k |