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Russell School Trust

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Russell School Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training.

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What are the key facts about Russell School Trust?

Reported income · year ending 2025-08-31
£32,598,115
Reported spending · year ending 2025-08-31
£30,387,861
Registered charity number
271907
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Coombe Lane
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes
Website
www.royalrussell.co.uk

Quick answer

Russell School Trust (number 271907) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Russell School Trust do?

To educate boys and girls.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Russell School Trust

Answers Russell School Trust gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 August 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Russell School Trust's highest-paid staff paid?

Russell School Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports 72 employees paid more than £60,000, including 5 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £200,001–£250,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£200,001–£250,0001
£130,001–£140,0001
£110,001–£120,0001
£100,001–£110,0002
£90,001–£100,0001
£80,001–£90,0003
£70,001–£80,00019
£60,001–£70,00044

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does Russell School Trust's money come from?

Russell School Trust reported £33m total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £31m (96%), other income £939k (3%), investments £293k (1%).

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£31m · 96%
  • Other income£939k · 3%
  • Investments£293k · 1%
  • Donations and legacies£78k · 0%

Does Russell School Trust receive government funding?

The annual return does not answer this question for Russell School Trust. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.

Russell School Trust reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records Russell School Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

Russell School Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
01163246 (Companies House)
Also known as
Royal Russell School
Previous names on the register
Russell School Trust Limited
Where it says it operates
Surrey

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People.

Reported activities: Provides Services.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Russell School Trust registered for?

Education/training

Why is there no Clarity Score for Russell School Trust yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Russell School Trust. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

What should you check before donating to Russell School Trust?

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Frequently asked questions

Is Russell School Trust a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Russell School Trust as a registered charity (number 271907) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Russell School Trust's charity number?
Russell School Trust's charity number is 271907. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 271907?
Search 271907 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Russell School Trust do?
To educate boys and girls.
Does Russell School Trust have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Russell School Trust. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Russell School Trust?
Russell School Trust's website listed in our register data is http://www.royalrussell.co.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Russell School Trust's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Russell School Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports 72 employees paid more than £60,000, including 5 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £200,001–£250,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Russell School Trust's money come from?
Russell School Trust reported £33m total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £31m (96%), other income £939k (3%), investments £293k (1%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Russell School Trust?
The register records Russell School Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Russell School Trust's trustees paid?
Russell School Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Russell School Trust previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Russell School Trust: Russell School Trust Limited.
When was Russell School Trust registered as a charity?
Russell School Trust was entered on the register on 16 August 1976. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 01163246).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.