Thirtyone:eight

Analysis

Thirtyone:eight is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swanley. It was registered in October 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02646487). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Thirtyone:eight reported income of £3.3m and spending of £3.3m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.3m to £3.3m (+45%), an average of +9.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Thirtyone:eight sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oxford Institute for Energy Studies (£3.3m), Unlocked Graduates (£3.3m) and The Ryleys School Limited (£3.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and donations and legacies 1.2%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.3%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 47 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.