the symbol trust

The charity supports children and young people and people with disabilities. The Symbol Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in Maidstone and operates in England And Wales.

This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

-supporting small scale specialist education services for young people with special needs for whom no mainstream options are available - developing a web based national educational resource for students with special needs, their teachers and families - funding specialist after-school education for children whose parents have special needs in order to help them keep up with their peers

Fundraising

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Region

England And Wales

Financial Information

Latest Income

£732,498

Latest Expenditure

£759,805

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 98.2%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 94.7%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 0.4%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £31,809

Charitable Activities £0

Other Trading £700,689

Investments £0

Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £719,393

Raising Funds £0

Governance £3,311

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £40,412

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2024	£732,498	£759,805	£719,393	£19,767	£16,316	0 / 0
2023	£628,236	£775,174	£709,609	£47,075	£42,075	0 / 0
2022	£664,229	£629,218	£629,218	£194,013	£159,246	0 / 0
2021	£547,104	£510,367	£469,849	£159,002	£108,942	0 / 0
2020	£545,069	£517,343	£498,165	£122,265	£0	0 / 0