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 income spend
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.