ROCHDALE EDUCATION AND LEARNING TRUST

Registered charity 1096842 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as REAL TRUST

Rochdale Education and Learning Trust was set up in 2001 by all the schools in Rochdale - nursery, primary, special and secondary - to meet their professional development needs.

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Latest income

£287k

Latest spending

£328k

Registered

2003

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £36,225 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds from £232,538 to £196,313. The trustees note that reserves remain healthy and are sufficient to cover approximately six months of expenditure, although they anticipate using some reserves to prepare new premises. The trustees acknowledge concerns regarding subscription numbers and rising costs but maintain that the charity remains in a positive financial position.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Subscriptions (85% of income)

“Charitable activities Subscriptions 252,959”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: six months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £176k)

“The trustees would like to build unrestricted reserves to a level to cover approximately 6 months expenditure should no other funding be available.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Daniel Armitage
David John Dalziel
MARCUS COCKCROFT
Marcin Kojder
Rachel Dardis
Sarah Barnes

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

Operates in: Rochdale

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£287k	£328k
31/03/2024	£287k	£328k
31/03/2023	£322k	£322k
31/03/2022	£274k	£287k
31/03/2021	£299k	£231k

Common questions

Is ROCHDALE EDUCATION AND LEARNING TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £36,225 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds from £232,538 to £196,313. The trustees note that reserves remain healthy and are sufficient to cover approximately six months of expenditure, although they anticipate using some reserves to prepare new premises. The trustees acknowledge concerns regarding subscription numbers and rising costs but maintain that the charity remains in a positive financial position. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ROCHDALE BOROUGHWIDE CULTURAL TRUST.

ROCHDALE BOROUGHWIDE CULTURAL TRUST income £15.7m
ROCHDALE TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED income £3.6m
THE CRANEDALE EDUCATIONAL CHARITABLE TRUST income £986k
CENTRAL MOSQUE ROCHDALE income £335k
ROCHE PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £144k
THE REED EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED income £2.0m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ROCHDALE EDUCATION AND LEARNING TRUST	£287k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ROCHDALE BOROUGHWIDE CULTURAL TRUST FY2025	£15.7m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ROCHDALE TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025	£3.6m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
THE CRANEDALE EDUCATIONAL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£986k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CENTRAL MOSQUE ROCHDALE FY2025	£335k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ROCHE PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£144k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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