Workers' Educational Association

Analysis

Workers' Educational Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02806910). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Workers' Educational Association reported income of £27.4m and spending of £26.7m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £30.3m to £27.4m (-9.6%), an average of -2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Workers' Educational Association sits at the 99th 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 The Rothschild Foundation (£27.2m), Movember Europe (£27.4m) and Christian Vision (£27.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92% and investments 6.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £37k. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £5.3m. Reserves of £5.1m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 528 people.