KT Educational Charitable Trust

KT Educational Charitable Trust, established in 2009 as the French Education Property Trust and renamed in 2013, is a specialist UK charity dedicated to advancing French-English bilingual education for children in the Kentish Town area of London. Its core mission focuses on providing essential physical premises, facilities, and financial support to ensure the sustainability of high-quality bilingual schooling, rather than delivering education directly. With trustees experienced in education and business, the trust emphasises long-term viability, affordability, public benefit, and robust governance, exemplified by its foundational role in launching the Collège Français Bilingue de Londres (CFBL) in 2011.

The trust exclusively funds CFBL, supporting capital projects, premises maintenance, operational costs, fee mitigation donations, bursaries, and scholarships to maintain accessibility for diverse families pursuing the French curriculum. Beneficiaries are pupils at this single North London institution, with resources channelled through rental income, investments, and targeted grants to counter challenges like fee hikes or external pressures such as Brexit.

Unsolicited applications are not accepted; funding is predetermined for CFBL with no open process, income thresholds, or eligibility for other entities—applicants must be directly affiliated. Geographically restricted to Kentish Town, it operates on a rolling basis with no deadlines, typically awarding £100,000–£200,000 annually or as one-off donations.

Distinctively hyper-focused on one school, KT rejects broader educational projects, non-bilingual initiatives, or external charities, blending property philanthropy with strategic aid to sustain a niche cultural-educational mission in a specific locale.