Family Education Trust

Analysis

Family Education Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1998, 28 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 03503533). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Family Education Trust reported income of £55k and spending of £192k, spending 351% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £72k to £55k (-24%), an average of -6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 229% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Family Education Trust sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Falkes (Luton) District Scout Council (£55k), Splash and Dash Pre-School Playgroup (£55k) and 1st Rodbourne Cheney Scout Group (£55k).

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.