Sponsors for Educational Opportunity Limited

Analysis

Sponsors for Educational Opportunity Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04159512). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Sponsors for Educational Opportunity Limited reported income of £4.3m and spending of £3.9m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £2.9m to £4.3m (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Sponsors for Educational Opportunity Limited sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (£4.2m), School for Social Entrepreneurs (£4.3m) and Northumbria Students' Union (£4.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 93%, investments 3.6% and trading 3.0%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.5%. Reserves of £3.5m would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 64 people.