Speakers FOR Schools

Registered charity 1150411 CIO Registered since 2013

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Isle Of Man

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

8y median 7y

average tenure

14y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

12.7y

average years in governance

5 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 7Arts/culture/heritage/science 1General Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experience

Education 5Business services 3Finance 3

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Contact

Website	http://www.speakers4schools.org/
Email	info@speakers4schools.org
Phone	0300 365 5888
Address	Speakers for Schools, Unit 109, 30 Great Guildford street, London, SE1 0HS

Finances

£5,686,239 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£3,082,990	£2,861,846
2022	£8,866,357	£7,483,760
2023	£7,788,125	£8,494,985
2024	£6,390,049	£6,379,741
2025	£5,686,239	£6,103,885

What it does

What

Education/training

Who

Children/young PeopleOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesOther Defined Groups

How

Provides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN YOUNG PEOPLE ATTENDING SCHOOLS AND HIGHER EDUCATION COLLEGES, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE UK AND IN PARTICULAR:(A) ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING A NETWORK OF RESPECTED, QUALIFIED, EXPERIENCED AND INSPIRING VOLUNTARY SPEAKERS WILLING TO GIVE TALKS TO YOUNG PEOPLE WITH A VIEW TO INFORMING THEM OF EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND ENCOURAGING AND ENABLING THEM TO TAKE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES;(B) ARRANGING, RECORDING AND DISSEMINATING LECTURES, CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN ALL MEDIA ON ACADEMIC, VOCATIONAL, CULTURAL AND ETHICAL SUBJECTS; AND(C) IMPROVING AND EXPANDING INFORMED, CONFIDENT AND MOTIVATED CAREER CHOICES IN YOUNG PEOPLE BY PROVIDING AND FACILITATING LINKS BETWEEN THEM AND EMPLOYERS AND THE USEFUL AND EXCITING EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND EXPERIENCE BETWEEN THEM.

Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED ON 09/01/2013

Trustees (7)

7trustees

66median age

1aged 70+

Succession outlook: 1 of 7 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Andrew Eric LAWage 60 since 2012
Edward Amory since 2025
Joe Mathewson since 2024
Robert James Kenneth Pestonage 66 since 2012
Roland Dacre Ruddage 65 since 2012
Ruth Spellmanage 74 since 2022
Sakhila Mona Mirza since 2019

Connected charities (2)

Millfield 1 shared trustee
AL Elevation 1 shared trustee

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