KEYSTONE EDUCATION TRUST

Registered charity 1096922 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

For the advancement of the education of children and young people from ages 5 to 18 in particular by assistance to their parents to enable such children to be taught otherwise than at school as defined in the Education Act 1944 to 1993, and secondly for any other charitable purpose for the benefit of the brethren.

Objects

I) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE FROM AGES FIVE TO EIGHTEEN IN PARTICULAR BY ASSISTANCE TO THEIR PARENTS TO ENABLE SUCH CHILDREN TO BE TAUGHT OTHERWISE THAN AT SCHOOL AS DEFINED IN THE EDUCATION ACT 1944 TO 1993;II) ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BRETHREN

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE SWANSEA

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £17,804 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to £147,360. Per the trustees' report, the charity's policy is to maintain minimum free reserves equating to six months' unrestricted expenditure, a target which the current reserves meet. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties identified regarding going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Estyn: Her Majesty's Inspectorate For Education And Training In Wales. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Complaints handling
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Trading subsidiary: MAGNA TRADING LIMITED Companies House 06311529 · Financial health read from its filings

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (91% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Daniel Peter Robins
• GAVIN MICHAEL SIMS · trustee of 1 other charity
• Nigel Hill
• Reuben Brown
• Simon Andrew Rusling · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: City Of Swansea

Income and spending

Common questions

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE HERON EDUCATIONAL TRUST.

• THE HERON EDUCATIONAL TRUST income £1.6m
• READING EDUCATION TRUST income £1.1m
• THE LONG LEYS EDUCATION TRUST income £1.9m
• MEDESHAMSTEDE EDUCATION TRUST income £1.7m
• ERMINE EDUCATION TRUST income £3.1m
• PARKSIDE SCHOOL TRUST income £4.5m

Side by side with its peers

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