Activities

As described by the charity on the register

Teach First is a charity working for equality of education throughout England and Wales. In order to work towards this the charity is building a movement of leaders who are changing lives within classrooms, schools and across society.

Latest income

£58.3m

Expenditure

£58.7m

Financial year end

2025-08-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-08-31 £70.0m £69.8m
2022-08-31 £67.7m £67.3m
2023-08-31 £63.5m £64.8m
2024-08-31 £58.2m £61.8m
2025-08-31 £58.3m £58.7m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2025-08-31 · consolidated (group) figures

Income mix

Donations & legacies £5.4m
Charitable activities £52.5m
Trading £13k
Investment income £362k
Total income £58.3m

Spending

Charitable spend £56.9m
Raising funds £1.8m
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £452k
Total expenditure £58.7m

Balance sheet

Reserves £6.4m
Total funds £6.6m
— restricted £200k
— unrestricted £6.4m
— endowment £0
Total assets £6.6m
Cash £6.3m

People

Employees 928

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • Education/training
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

Who it helps

  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind

How it works

  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.