International Association of Teachers of English As a Foreign Language

Analysis

International Association of Teachers of English As a Foreign Language is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Faversham. It was registered in March 2002, 24 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 02531041). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending August 2025, International Association of Teachers of English As a Foreign Language reported income of £998k and spending of £914k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £576k to £998k (+73%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, International Association of Teachers of English As a Foreign Language sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ateres Elisheva (£997k), Off the Record - Bath & North East Somerset (£998k) and Menter Iaith Sir Caerffili (£997k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 74%, trading 24% and investments 1.9%. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1,500. Reserves of £937k would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.