WORKERS' EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
Promote adult and general education by stimulating and responding to the demand for liberal education, providing for the needs of working class adults and of those who are socially, economically or educationally disadvantaged, providing educational programmes in the community and in the workplace, furthering the advancement of education for all and promoting the effectiveness of similar charities.
Latest income
£27.4m
Expenditure
£26.7m
Financial year end
2025-07-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-31 | £30.3m | £25.5m | |
| 2022-07-31 | £28.5m | £27.7m | |
| 2023-07-31 | £27.5m | £26.1m | |
| 2024-07-31 | £32.7m | £28.7m | |
| 2025-07-31 | £27.4m | £26.7m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-07-31
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £48k |
| Charitable activities | £25.1m |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £1.7m |
| Total income | £27.4m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £25.5m |
| Raising funds | £0 |
| Grants to institutions | £5.3m |
| Governance | £517k |
| Total expenditure | £26.7m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £5.1m |
| Total funds | £19.1m |
| — restricted | £2.7m |
| — unrestricted | £16.4m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £19.1m |
| Cash | £571k |
People
| Employees | 528 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Disability
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Other Charitable Activities
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.