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MERCHANT TAYLORS' EDUCATIONAL TRUST

Registered charity 310018 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

- the maintenance, improvement and support of Merchant Taylors' School;- the benefit of the said school or of all or any of the pupils attending the said school in any manner which is exclusively charitable;- the founding or support of schools of learning generally;- the advancement of education generally

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Latest income
£336k
Latest spending
£517k
Registered
1967
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,839,236, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of £113,000 - £227,000. The trustees note that despite this, they do not feel exposed to operational risks requiring emergency expenditure. The charity reported a net income increase of £68,159 for the year, supported by investment gains.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £1.8m; policy: three to six months of expenditure (£113,000 - £227,000))
“Although the year end balance was below this amount, (£54,668) the Trustees do not feel that they are exposed to operational risks of the sort that would require or be ameliorated by emergency expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Bradestrete Services Limited, a connected party, incurred administration, establishment and management expenses during the year on behalf of this Trust amounting to £107,951 (2024: £100,805).
“Bradestrete Services Limited, a connected party, incurred administration, establishment and management expenses during the year on behalf of this Trust amounting to £107,951 (2024: £100,805). The Charity received donations from the Merchant Taylors’ Company as detailed in note 2. The Charity made donations of £261,810 to Merchant Taylors’ School and £33,705 to Merchant Taylors’ Foundation as detailed in note 3. The Trustees are all members of the Merchant Taylors' Company, which administers this Trust through its subsidiary Bradestrete Services Limited.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Bradestrete Services Limited
“The Trustees are all members of the Merchant Taylors' Company, which administers this Trust through its subsidiary Bradestrete Services Limited.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Corporate structure

BRADESTRETE SERVICES LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Debtors: £534,077; Creditors: £284,277

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2023)

Total income
£35.6m
Total spending
£32.8m
Cost of raising funds
£722k
Reserves (reported)
£63.0m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~23.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (93% 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: 2.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£336k£517k
31/08/2024£360k£481k
31/08/2023£35.6m£32.8m
31/08/2022£32.6m£30.6m
31/08/2021£31.4m£28.6m

Common questions

Is MERCHANT TAYLORS' EDUCATIONAL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,839,236, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of £113,000 - £227,000. The trustees note that despite this, they do not feel exposed to operational risks requiring emergency expenditure. The charity reported a net income increase of £68,159 for the year, supported by investment gains. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE MANCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST1£1.2m
THE JOHN SLATER FOUNDATION1£30k
THE PETER KERSHAW TRUST1£24k
MAYFAIR CHARITIES LIMITED1£21k
The Merchant Taylors' Foundation1£7k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MERCHANT TAYLORS SCHOOL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MERCHANT TAYLORS' EDUCATIONAL TRUST£336k—0below—no doubt
MERCHANT TAYLORS SCHOOL FY2025£31.8m——unclear80.0%no doubt
HEATH MOUNT SCHOOL TRUST LTD FY2025£10.1m——unclear—no doubt
BRITISH FRIENDS OF THE CHAZON ISH INSTITUTIONS FY2025£110k—0unclear—no doubt
MANCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS FY2025£13.5m——unclear—no doubt
HUMAN PRACTICE FOUNDATION UK FY2025£184k—0unclear—no doubt

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