EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT TRUST
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
The Charity seeks to advance education for the public benefit. To this end, we provide advice and consultancy services on education matters to governments and others, we teach, we provide counselling and guidance to young people and adults, we undertake or commission educational research and we provide training and support for educators.
Latest income
£73.8m
Expenditure
£75.3m
Financial year end
2025-08-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-31 | £66.6m | £66.5m | |
| 2022-08-31 | £89.1m | £85.8m | |
| 2023-08-31 | £91.2m | £90.4m | |
| 2024-08-31 | £80.3m | £80.1m | |
| 2025-08-31 | £73.8m | £75.3m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-08-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £0 |
| Charitable activities | £72.7m |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £1.1m |
| Total income | £73.8m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £74.8m |
| Raising funds | £0 |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £266k |
| Total expenditure | £75.3m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £23.2m |
| Total funds | £31.5m |
| — restricted | £6.1m |
| — unrestricted | £25.4m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £31.5m |
| Cash | £13.4m |
People
| Employees | 1,062 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How it works
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
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.