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Registered charity · London

The Education and Training Foundation

  • 11 trustees
  • Income £20m (2025)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Education/training, Economic/community Development/employment
Where
Throughout England And Wales
Website
www.etfoundation.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
Education and Training Foundation
Registered
2013

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£20m£21m
  • 2024£24m£25m
  • 2023£33m£33m
Earlier years
  • 2022£33m£35m
  • 2021£38m£33m

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 81% · Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.

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.

Grants received

2 grants · £324,300 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Ministry of Justice · £230,000
  • Home Office · £94,300

Most recent

  • Home Office £94,3002019-08-12
  • Ministry of Justice £230,0002018-04-01
Board analysis

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

12.6y
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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Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours

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.

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1153859
Status
Registered
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
Companies House
Company number 08540597 · Active
Contact on the register
02037408280 · enquiries@etfoundation.co.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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