CHADSGROVE EDUCATIONAL TRUST

Registered charity 1171301 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHADSGROVE EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED

To deliver 19-25 educational provision for adults with physical and learning disabilities including PMLD

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THOSE WITH DISABILITIES AGED 19-25 IN WORCESTERSHIRE TO EQUIP THEM WITH THE SKILLS FOR THEIR PARTICULAR CHALLENGES IN LATER LIFE.

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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Latest income
£841k
Latest spending
£707k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £133,768 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with unrestricted reserves totaling £803,223. The trustees consider these reserves sufficient to continue operations and fund future activities, noting that the charity is dependent on funding from the Education and Skills Funding Agency and Local Authorities. The financial statements were subject to independent examination rather than audit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Funding & grants (98% of income)
“The principal sources of income are from the Department for Education and Local Authorities.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: a level sufficient to cover a reasonable proportion of the following educational year's expenditure (held: £803k)
“It is the charity's policy that unrestricted funds should be maintained at a level sufficient to cover a reasonable proportion of the following educational year's expenditure”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: A proportion of one of the trustees’ costs were recharged from Chadsgrove school.
“During the period, a proportion of one of the trustees’ costs were recharged from Chadsgrove school. These costs reflect the time spent on managing and running Chadsgrove Educational Trust on a day to day basis.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). 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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£841k
Total spending
£707k
Reserves (reported)
£852k
Employees
24

Reported reserves equal ~14.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£841k£707k
31/08/2024£895k£607k
31/08/2023£741k£603k
31/08/2022£696k£470k
31/08/2021£440k£485k

Common questions

Is CHADSGROVE EDUCATIONAL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £133,768 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with unrestricted reserves totaling £803,223. The trustees consider these reserves sufficient to continue operations and fund future activities, noting that the charity is dependent on funding from the Education and Skills Funding Agency and Local Authorities. The financial statements were subject to independent examination rather than audit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CHADSGROVE EDUCATIONAL TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHADSGROVE EDUCATIONAL TRUST as a grant recipient include THE GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS' FUND OF BENEVOLENCE, THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED, THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS' FUND OF BENEVOLENCEFY2024£10k
THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2023£7kYouth
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUSTFY2025£5kEducation and Training