Society for Education Limited

Analysis

Society for Education Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tyne And Wear. It was registered in March 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04964185). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending November 2025, Society for Education Limited reported income of £420k and spending of £276k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £132k to £420k (+218%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 90%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Society for Education Limited sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Preston and District Citizens Advice Bureau (£420k), Urban Devotion Birmingham (£420k) and Eternal Light Secondary School (£420k).