SEED EDUCATION TRUST

Registered charity 1197443 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SET

Seed Education Trust strives to nurture and support innovative ideas from ethnic minority groups at their inception, the 'seed stage'. Our mission is to accelerate the growth of impactful, community-benefiting projects, with a focus on educational initiatives for young people by way of grant funding.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£999k
Latest spending
£114k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves fell significantly from £1,449,366 to £34,002 due to a £2.3 million programme-related investment. The charity reports a stable financial position with no material uncertainties, relying on corporate sponsorship and volunteer staff to maintain operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£999k
Total spending
£114k
Reserves (reported)
£34k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~3.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£999k£114k
31/12/2023£995k£214k
31/12/2022£750k£82k

Common questions

Is SEED EDUCATION TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves fell significantly from £1,449,366 to £34,002 due to a £2.3 million programme-related investment. The charity reports a stable financial position with no material uncertainties, relying on corporate sponsorship and volunteer staff to maintain operations. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PROJECT S.E.E.D. LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SEED EDUCATION TRUST£999k—0unclear—no doubt
PROJECT S.E.E.D. LIMITED FY2025£2.2m——unclear—no doubt
SEEDFIELD TRUST FY2025£111k—0unclear—no doubt
SEALE-HAYNE EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025£114k—0unclear—no doubt
TEACHERS GROUP EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025£179k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SUNRISE EDUCATION TRUST FY2025£466k—0unclear—no doubt

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