Council for Education in the Commonwealth

Analysis

Council for Education in the Commonwealth is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 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 04391999). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Council for Education in the Commonwealth reported income of £12k and spending of £6,889, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3,059 to £12k (+305%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 256%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Council for Education in the Commonwealth sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Chinnor and District University of the Third Age (£12k), Wilby Primary School Fund (£12k) and Friends of Downs View Infant School (£12k).