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Town Close Educational Trust Ltd

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Town Close Educational Trust Ltd is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training.

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What are the key facts about Town Close Educational Trust Ltd?

Reported income · year ending 2025-07-31
£6,247,874
Reported spending · year ending 2025-07-31
£6,916,768
Registered charity number
311293
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Norwich
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes
Website
www.townclose.com

Quick answer

Town Close Educational Trust Ltd (number 311293) 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 Town Close Educational Trust Ltd do?

The education of children

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

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Town Close Educational Trust Ltd

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

How much are Town Close Educational Trust Ltd's highest-paid staff paid?

Town Close Educational Trust Ltd's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports 5 employees paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £110,001–£120,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£110,001–£120,0001
£80,001–£90,0001
£70,001–£80,0002
£60,001–£70,0001

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

Where does Town Close Educational Trust Ltd's money come from?

Town Close Educational Trust Ltd reported £6.2m total income for the year ending 31 July 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £6m (96%), other income £246k (4%).

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£6m · 96%
  • Other income£246k · 4%

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

The register records Town Close Educational Trust Ltd 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

Town Close Educational Trust Ltd's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
00940118 (Companies House)
Also known as
Town Close House School
Previous names on the register
Town Close House Educational Trust Limited
Where it says it operates
Norfolk

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People.

Reported activities: Provides Human Resources; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space.

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 Town Close Educational Trust Ltd registered for?

Education/training

Why is there no Clarity Score for Town Close Educational Trust Ltd yet?

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Frequently asked questions

Is Town Close Educational Trust Ltd a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Town Close Educational Trust Ltd as a registered charity (number 311293) 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 Town Close Educational Trust Ltd's charity number?
Town Close Educational Trust Ltd's charity number is 311293. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 311293?
Search 311293 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 Town Close Educational Trust Ltd do?
The education of children
Does Town Close Educational Trust Ltd have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Town Close Educational Trust Ltd. 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 Town Close Educational Trust Ltd?
Town Close Educational Trust Ltd's website listed in our register data is http://www.townclose.com. 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 Town Close Educational Trust Ltd's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Town Close Educational Trust Ltd's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports 5 employees paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £110,001–£120,000 (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 Town Close Educational Trust Ltd's money come from?
Town Close Educational Trust Ltd reported £6.2m total income for the year ending 31 July 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £6m (96%), other income £246k (4%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Town Close Educational Trust Ltd?
The register records Town Close Educational Trust Ltd 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 Town Close Educational Trust Ltd's trustees paid?
Town Close Educational Trust Ltd's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Town Close Educational Trust Ltd previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Town Close Educational Trust Ltd: Town Close House Educational Trust Limited.
When was Town Close Educational Trust Ltd registered as a charity?
Town Close Educational Trust Ltd was entered on the register on 4 July 1969. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 00940118).

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.