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MEDWAY EDUCATION TRUST

Registered charity 1066592 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LINTON PARK SCHOOL

Providing children education to the full range of abilities for children in NC years 5-13.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Get email alerts

Latest income
£2.3m
Latest spending
£2.8m
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £1,642,738 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with free reserves of £5,636,112. The trustees confirm that these reserves exceed their policy target of six months' unrestricted expenditure and that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months’ unrestricted expenditure (held: £5.6m)
“The charity’s policy is to maintain minimum free reserves at a level which equates to six months’ unrestricted expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity received £162,000 of donations from its trading subsidiary.
“During the year, the charity received £162,000 of donations from its trading subsidiary.” — page 30
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Linton Projects Ltd
“The trading activities of the charity’s trading subsidiary Linton Projects Ltd (Registered Number 05684296), which operates a chain of convenience stores, are undertaken by volunteers.” — page 4
Per its FY2024 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
£2.3m
Total spending
£2.8m
Cost of raising funds
£2.5m
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bromley · East Sussex · Kent · Lewisham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£2.3m£2.8m
31/12/2024£5.0m£3.2m
31/12/2023£3.1m£3.2m
31/12/2022£3.0m£2.8m
31/12/2021£2.6m£2.6m

Common questions

Is MEDWAY EDUCATION TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £1,642,738 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with free reserves of £5,636,112. The trustees confirm that these reserves exceed their policy target of six months' unrestricted expenditure and that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE CHEAM FOUNDATION1£172k
THE REECE FOUNDATION1£90k
THE ROTHLEY TRUST1£5k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MEDWAY EDUCATION TRUST£2.3m—0unclear—no doubt
MEDESHAMSTEDE EDUCATION TRUST FY2025£1.7m—0unclear—no doubt
THE MERESIDE EDUCATION TRUST FY2025£11.0m—0unclear—no doubt
AL - MEDINA TRUST FY2024£177k—0above—no doubt
ERMINE EDUCATION TRUST FY2024£3.1m—0unclear—no doubt
MEDWAY TOWNS DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£146k—0unclear—no doubt

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