The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 30th August 2026

The Education and Training Foundation

Registered charity 1153859 Registered since 2013

Operates: Throughout England And Wales

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

11 trustees on the board

3.7y median 4y
average tenure
7y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

12.5y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (7)

Portfolio (4)

10
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 11Economic/community Development/employment 10General Charitable Purposes 2Religious Activities 1The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Education 33Other services 4Business services 2

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£20.4m latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

5.1 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.5 months

149 from 141 in 2021
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.
81%
Income from governmentiIncome from governmentGovernment contracts plus government grants as a share of total gross income, latest Part A annual return.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Connected through a shared trustee

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Websitewww.etfoundation.co.uk
Emailenquiries@etfoundation.co.uk
Phone02037408280
AddressEducation & Training Foundation, 157-197 Buckingham Palace Road, LONDON, SW1W 9SP

Finances

£20,397,000 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£37,960,000£32,596,000
2022£33,358,000£35,064,000
2023£33,189,000£32,955,000
2024£23,570,000£25,275,000
2025£20,397,000£21,004,000

What it does

What

Education/trainingEconomic/community Development/employment

Who

Children/young PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

THE COMPANY'S OBJECTS ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC OVER THE AGE OF 14 YEARS, IN PARTICULAR BY:(1) DEFINING, DEVELOPING, SUPPORTING AND ENHANCING FURTHER EDUCATION GOVERNANCE, AND THE PROFESSIONALISM OF FURTHER EDUCATION PRACTITIONERS, LEADERS AND MANAGERS;(2) IMPROVING THE EXPERIENCE AND OUTCOMES OF LEARNING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT TO, AND ENHANCEMENT OF PROFESSIONALISM IN, THE FURTHER EDUCATION WORKFORCE;(3) DEVELOPING AND SUPPORTING A RECOGNISED, PROFESSIONAL AND UP TO DATE WORKFORCE THROUGH ACTING AS A CUSTODIAN OF AGREED STANDARDS FOR STAFF IN THE FURTHER EDUCATION SECTOR, AND ACTING AS A FURTHER EDUCATION STANDARD SETTING BODY FOR RELEVANT QUALIFICATIONS IN RELATION TO TEACHING, LEARNING, ASSESSMENT AND SUPPORTING ROLES;(4) SUPPORTING AND ENABLING HIGH QUALITY, APPROPRIATE AND FOCUSSED CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYEES IN THE FURTHER EDUCATION SECTOR; AND(5) PROMOTING AND CHAMPIONING DIVERSITY AND EQUALITY ACROSS THE FURTHER EDUCATION SECTOR.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 22/05/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16/12/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26/11/2015AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 07 DEC 2017AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01 MAR 2019 as amended on 09 Dec 2022

Trustees (11)

11trustees
54median age
2aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

Education and Training Foundation · 08540597 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 22/05/2013

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (12)

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