EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT TRUST

Charity number: 270901
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

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.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity has one or more trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for being a trustee.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Abu Dhabi
  • Algeria
  • Australia
  • Bangladesh
  • Brunei
  • Central African Republic
  • Dubai
  • Egypt
  • France
  • Ghana
  • Greenland
  • India
  • Israel
  • Jamaica
  • Jordan
  • Kenya
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Laos
  • Libya
  • Macedonia
  • Malawi
  • Malaysia
  • Mexico
  • Montenegro
  • Morocco
  • Nepal
  • Norway
  • Philippines
  • Rwanda
  • Senegal
  • Seychelles
  • South Africa
  • South Sudan
  • St Kitts And Nevis
  • Syria
  • Thailand
  • Tunisia
  • Uganda
  • Vietnam

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 March 2006: Standard registration
  • 30 March 2006: Removed (Registered in error)
  • 03 April 2006: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • CFBT (Working name)
  • CFBT EDUCATION SERVICES (Working name)
  • CFBT EDUCATION TRUST (Previous name)
  • THE CENTRE FOR BRITISH TEACHERS (Previous name)
Company number:
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Anne Catherine Tutt Trustee 16 May 2024
None on record
Dr Timothy John Coulson Trustee 18 May 2023
SAMARITANS OF NORTH HERTS & STEVENAGE
Received: On time
Edward Muchemi Wambugu Trustee 26 January 2022
None on record
Nimal Jude Hemelge Trustee 24 January 2022
None on record
JONATHAN SIMONS Trustee 19 September 2019
SALATA FAMILY FOUNDATION
Received: On time
Joy Louise Hutcheon Trustee 14 May 2019
None on record
Tanya Barron Trustee 14 May 2019
TOPSHAM EDUCATION TRUST
Received: On time
AFFINITY TRUST
Received: On time
Ilse Robin Charis Howling Trustee 01 November 2018
None on record
PROFESSOR ANGELA MCFARLANE Trustee 06 July 2017
None on record
Julia Grant Trustee 06 July 2017
Right to Succeed CIO
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £71.16m £66.56m £89.07m £91.18m £80.34m
Total expenditure £72.11m £66.54m £85.80m £90.39m £80.11m
Income from government contracts £17.75m £20.04m £38.34m £40.22m £37.05m
Income from government grants £18.92m £17.80m £18.05m £14.43m £5.75m
Income - Donations and legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £70.47m £65.99m £88.40m £90.32m £79.18m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £683.00k £571.00k £667.00k £854.00k £1.21m
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £71.70m £66.18m £85.34m £89.93m £79.68m
Expenditure - Raising funds £35.00k £34.00k £44.00k £459.00k £429.00k
Expenditure - Governance £0 £133.00k £134.00k £500.80k £346.00k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £35.00k £34.00k £44.00k £51.00k £20.00k
Expenditure - Other £375.00k £327.00k £409.00k £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Own use assets £6.98m £6.48m £5.88m £5.24m £5.08m
Long-term investments £8.63m £9.98m £9.48m £9.44m £13.84m
Other assets £31.42m £39.59m £38.75m £40.19m £36.99m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability -£79.00k £711.00k £5.18m £0 £0
Total liabilities £19.34m £27.11m £21.36m £22.65m £22.80m

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 August 2024 26 March 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 26 March 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 26 April 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 26 April 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 12 April 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 12 April 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 15 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 15 June 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 19 May 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 19 May 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 14 MAY 1997, AS AMENDED 15 MARCH 2002, 1ST APRIL 2006 AND 14 JUNE 2007
Charitable objects
1. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT; 2. TO RELIEVE UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT; 3. TO PROMOTE THE REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS, EX-OFFENDERS AND THOSE AT RISK OF OFFENDING, IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY) BY PROVIDING, PROMOTING, SUPPORTING OR ORGANISING THE RECRUITMENT, EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF OFFENDERS, EX-OFFENDERS AND THOSE AT RISK OF OFFENDING, AND TO ASSIST THEM IN FINDING EMPLOYMENT AND IN REHABILITATING THEMSELVES; 4. TO PROMOTE THE ESTABLISHMENT IN LIFE OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE.
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED, IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL
Registration history
  • 28 March 2006 : Standard registration
  • 30 March 2006 : Removed
  • 03 April 2006 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
Education Development Trust
Highbridge House
16-18 Duke Street
READING
RG1 4RU
Phone:
01189021000