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TRENT COLLEGE LIMITED

Registered charity 527180 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Advancement of education of boys and girls up to the age of 18 years.

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Latest income
£19.8m
Latest spending
£20.0m
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the group reported an operating surplus of £859,000 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £32.9 million. The governors consider the level of free reserves to be sufficient to cover operational variations, noting that the underlying financial health remains sound despite sector-wide cost pressures.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: fluctuate between a lower limit of £0.5 million and an upper limit of £4 million (held: £32.9m)
“The governors consider that the level of “free” reserves should be sufficient to cover planned and unforeseen variations in operational expenditure and on a rolling twelve month basis will fluctuate between a lower limit of £0.5 million and an upper limit of £4 million.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Purchase of healthcare products from Daleacre Healthcare Limited
“Related party transactions with Daleacre Healthcare Limited, where DR Evans had a controlling interest at the year end, were £238 in the year, (2024: £299) and related to the purchase of healthcare products with amounts due at the year end, nil (2024:nil).”
“During the course of the year, Trent College Limited made sales and recharges to Trent College Enterprises Limited of £98,450 (2024: £107,000).” — page 43
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Sales and recharges to subsidiary Trent College Enterprises Limited
“Related party transactions with Daleacre Healthcare Limited, where DR Evans had a controlling interest at the year end, were £238 in the year, (2024: £299) and related to the purchase of healthcare products with amounts due at the year end, nil (2024:nil).”
“During the course of the year, Trent College Limited made sales and recharges to Trent College Enterprises Limited of £98,450 (2024: £107,000).” — page 43
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Trent College Enterprises Limited
“The statement of financial activities (SOFA) and Balance Sheet consolidate the financial statements of the parent charitable parent company and its wholly owned subsidiary undertaking Trent College Enterprises Limited.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Cooper Parry Group Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

What the charity says about itself (2025)

From its own voluntary annual review / impact report — the charity’s account of its work, distinct from the statutory accounts analysed above.

The report states the school has over 150 co-curricular activities each week.
“With over 150 activities each week – what will you choose to try?”
The report claims academic results are well above the national average.
“They achieve increasingly well at GCSE, at A level and in BTEC qualifications. Results are well above the national average because of the effective support and guidance provided by teachers.”
The report highlights specific community service activities, including telephone calls to the elderly.
“Senior pupils participate in many charitable activities, including regular telephone calls to support the elderly and vulnerable. Sixth-form pupils’ mentor younger pupils and help them with their reading.”

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Trent College (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Property (HM Land Registry)

12 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (11 freehold); recorded price paid £629k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£19.8m
Total spending
£20.0m
Cost of raising funds
£562k
Reserves (reported)
£32.9m
Employees
375

Reported reserves equal ~19.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 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: 2.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derbyshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£19.8m£20.0m
31/08/2024£20.5m£20.5m
31/08/2023£19.9m£19.2m
31/08/2022£18.4m£17.4m
31/08/2021£15.7m£16.2m

Common questions

Is TRENT COLLEGE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the group reported an operating surplus of £859,000 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £32.9 million. The governors consider the level of free reserves to be sufficient to cover operational variations, noting that the underlying financial health remains sound despite sector-wide cost pressures. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Cooper Parry Group Limited.

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 CHEAM FOUNDATION1£172k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FELTONFLEET SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TRENT COLLEGE LIMITED£19.8m——unclear—no doubt
FELTONFLEET SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£8.1m——within—no doubt
ARDINGLY COLLEGE LIMITED FY2025£45.1m——unclear—no doubt
TAUNTON SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL CHARITY FY2025£30.5m£160,001 - £170,000—below—no doubt
CHEAM SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025£9.0m£100,000 - £110,000—unclear—no doubt
LEICESTERSHIRE INDEPENDENT EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025£7.2m——below—no doubt

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