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United Church Schools Trust

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United Church Schools Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training.

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What are the key facts about United Church Schools Trust?

Reported income · year ending 2025-08-31
£185,221,000
Reported spending · year ending 2025-08-31
£174,415,000
Registered charity number
1016538
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Worldwide House
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes
Website
www.unitedlearning.org.uk

Quick answer

United Church Schools Trust (number 1016538) 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 United Church Schools Trust do?

The provision of a liberal, practical and general education, which includes religious instruction in the doctrine and duties of Christianity, through the operation of independent schools.

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

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for United Church Schools Trust

Answers United Church Schools 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 United Church Schools Trust's highest-paid staff paid?

United Church Schools Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports 309 employees paid more than £60,000, including 37 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £300,001–£350,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£300,001–£350,0001
£200,001–£250,0002
£150,001–£200,0009
£140,001–£150,0004
£130,001–£140,0006
£120,001–£130,0003
£110,001–£120,0006
£100,001–£110,0006
£90,001–£100,00016
£80,001–£90,00035
£70,001–£80,00060
£60,001–£70,000161

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

Where does United Church Schools Trust's money come from?

United Church Schools Trust reported £185m total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £173m (93%), donations and legacies £10m (6%), other income £2.8m (2%).

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£173m · 93%
  • Donations and legacies£10m · 6%
  • Other income£2.8m · 2%
  • Investments£2.3m · 1%

Does United Church Schools Trust receive government funding?

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

United Church Schools 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 United Church Schools 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

United Church Schools 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
02780748 (Companies House)
Previous names on the register
Church Schools Company; The Church Schools Company; The United Church Schools Trust
Where it says it operates
Southwark · Dorset · Hampshire · Kent · Lancashire · Lincolnshire · Surrey · East Riding of Yorkshire

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.

Linked funds and trusts

The register records these funds under parent charity number 1016538. They are not counted as separate charity registrations in this directory. Check each linked record for its purposes.

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What causes is United Church Schools Trust registered for?

Education/training

Why is there no Clarity Score for United Church Schools Trust yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score United Church Schools 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 United Church Schools Trust?

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Frequently asked questions

Is United Church Schools Trust a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists United Church Schools Trust as a registered charity (number 1016538) 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 United Church Schools Trust's charity number?
United Church Schools Trust's charity number is 1016538. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1016538?
Search 1016538 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 United Church Schools Trust do?
The provision of a liberal, practical and general education, which includes religious instruction in the doctrine and duties of Christianity, through the operation of independent schools.
Does United Church Schools Trust have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for United Church Schools 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 United Church Schools Trust?
United Church Schools Trust's website listed in our register data is http://www.unitedlearning.org.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 United Church Schools Trust's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. United Church Schools Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports 309 employees paid more than £60,000, including 37 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £300,001–£350,000 (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 United Church Schools Trust's money come from?
United Church Schools Trust reported £185m total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £173m (93%), donations and legacies £10m (6%), other income £2.8m (2%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to United Church Schools Trust?
The register records United Church Schools 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 United Church Schools Trust's trustees paid?
United Church Schools 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 United Church Schools Trust previously called?
The register lists these previous names for United Church Schools Trust: Church Schools Company; The Church Schools Company; The United Church Schools Trust.
When was United Church Schools Trust registered as a charity?
United Church Schools Trust was entered on the register on 21 January 1993. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 02780748).

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.