THE LONG LEYS EDUCATION TRUST

Registered charity 1058608 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HIGH LBAS EDUCATION CENTRE

The advancement of the education of children and young people from the ages of five to eighteen. The Trustees shall stand possessed of Trust Property upon trust to apply the same and the income thereof in furtherance of the trust purposes.

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Latest income

£1.9m

Latest spending

£2.7m

Registered

1996

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £785,490 for the year ended 31 December 2025, a significant reversal from the previous year's surplus. Despite this deficit, the trustees maintain that free reserves of £4,856,465 are sufficient to mitigate short to medium-term risks and continue the going concern basis. The charity's primary trading subsidiary, Edutrade Humber Limited, ceased trading during the year and is planned to be closed down in 2026.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months' unrestricted expenditure (held: £4.9m)

“The charity's policy is to maintain minimum free reserves at a level which equates to six months' unrestricted expenditure.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Gift Aid from subsidiary

“£526,402 (2024 : £280,394) was received by the Charity from the subsidiary under gift aid.” — page 29

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: Edutrade Humber Limited

“The trading activities of the charity’s trading subsidiary Edutrade Humber Limited (Company Number 13312138), which operates a chain of convenience stores, are undertaken by volunteers.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by mca Banbury Ltd. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£1.9m

Total spending

£2.7m

Cost of raising funds

£1.8m

Reserves (reported)

£0

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (99% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 98.6% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (04/01/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Bernard Sellars · trustee of 1 other charity
Dale Record
Eugene Buchner
Ralph Timothy Green
Warwick Grinnell

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Doncaster · East Riding Of Yorkshire · Lincolnshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£1.9m	£2.7m
31/12/2024	£4.4m	£3.1m
31/12/2023	£4.9m	£3.3m
31/12/2022	£3.4m	£3.1m
31/12/2021	£1.8m	£1.6m

Common questions

Is THE LONG LEYS EDUCATION TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £785,490 for the year ended 31 December 2025, a significant reversal from the previous year's surplus. Despite this deficit, the trustees maintain that free reserves of £4,856,465 are sufficient to mitigate short to medium-term risks and continue the going concern basis. The charity's primary trading subsidiary, Edutrade Humber Limited, ceased trading during the year and is planned to be closed down in 2026. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by mca Banbury Ltd.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE CHEAM FOUNDATION	1	£172k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KEYSTONE EDUCATION TRUST.

KEYSTONE EDUCATION TRUST income £107k
READING EDUCATION TRUST income £1.1m
THE HERON EDUCATIONAL TRUST income £1.6m
MEDESHAMSTEDE EDUCATION TRUST income £1.7m
ERMINE EDUCATION TRUST income £3.1m
AL RISALAH EDUCATION TRUST income £1.5m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE LONG LEYS EDUCATION TRUST	£1.9m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
KEYSTONE EDUCATION TRUST FY2025	£107k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
READING EDUCATION TRUST FY2025	£1.1m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE HERON EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025	£1.6m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MEDESHAMSTEDE EDUCATION TRUST FY2025	£1.7m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ERMINE EDUCATION TRUST FY2024	£3.1m	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.