Teach First

Analysis

Teach First is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under human rights and equality. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04478840). It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Teach First reported income of £58.3m and spending of £58.7m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £70.0m to £58.3m (-17%), an average of -4.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 700 England and Wales charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Teach First 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 Thomson Reuters Foundation (£22.9m), Amnesty International UK Section Charitable Trust (£22.5m) and Article 19 (£15.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 90% and donations and legacies 9.3%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.0%. Reserves of £6.4m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 928 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.