Ncfe

Analysis

Ncfe is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in March 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02896700). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Ncfe reported income of £49.5m and spending of £50.6m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £38.8m to £49.5m (+28%), an average of +6.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Ncfe sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Andrew's College, Bradfield (£49.1m), Berkhamsted Schools Group (£49.9m) and Caterham School (£48.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99% and investments 1.3%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £31.6m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1,709 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.