THE INNER CIRCLE EDUCATIONAL TRUST

Registered charity 291583 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as REGENT'S COLLEGE, REGENT'S UNIVERSITY LONDON

The advancement of education for the public benefit.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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
£48k
Latest spending
£191k
Registered
1985
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Charity held total unrestricted reserves of £1,275,300 at the end of the period, with all funds held in cash and protected deposits. Per the trustees' report, the Charity has no staff, does not fundraise from the public, and maintains a low-risk investment strategy to support its seven-year Head Start project through 2030.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Relationship with 4D Designs remained in operation; no new transactions disclosed.
“There were no new related party transactions during the year. The relationship with 4D Designs described in previous Annual Reports remained in operation.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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 31/07/2021)

Total income
£788k
Total spending
£6.4m
Reserves (reported)
£984k
Employees
82

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (51% 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of Westminster

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£48k£191k
30/09/2024£33k£61k
31/07/2023£208k£15k
31/07/2022£0£42k
31/07/2021£788k£6.4m

Common questions

Is THE INNER CIRCLE EDUCATIONAL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Charity held total unrestricted reserves of £1,275,300 at the end of the period, with all funds held in cash and protected deposits. Per the trustees' report, the Charity has no staff, does not fundraise from the public, and maintains a low-risk investment strategy to support its seven-year Head Start project through 2030. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England02/08/2017£5kRegent's University Women's Basketball Team
The National Lottery Heritage Fund04/02/2015£86k"British Chinese Armed Forces Heritage"