Children's University Trust

About Children's University Trust

Children's University Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales (registration number 1118315). Based on official Charity Commission data, it holds a "Verified" rating with a CharityScore of 80/100 — a well-rated and transparent charity that meets strong governance standards. This indicates a reliable charity with strong fundamentals across most of our assessment criteria. In its most recent reporting year (2025), Children's University Trust reported a total income of £248,315 and total expenditure of £313,350, a spending ratio of 126% indicating a strong proportion of funds directed to charitable work. According to the Charity Commission register, Children's University Trust describes its activities as follows: CU is an extra-curricular education programme working with children aged 5 - 14 to ignite a passion for learning, to raise aspirations and build self confidence. Children are presented with a diverse menu of quality-assured activities and credits are awarded for participation. Once sufficient credits have been amassed, children's efforts are celebrated with certificates and graduation ceremonies. Our analysis found no significant governance concerns for Children's University Trust. No regulatory actions, filing failures, or financial anomalies were detected in the available public data. This profile is based on data publicly available from the Charity Commission for England and Wales and is updated periodically as new filings are processed. CharityScore UK provides independent, data-driven transparency ratings to help donors give with confidence — we are not affiliated with this charity or any government body.

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Financial History

Latest spending ratio: 126.2% of income spent on charitable work