Educate for Life
Analysis
Educate for Life is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in May 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Educate for Life reported income of £26k and spending of £48k, spending 184% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £108k to £26k (-76%), an average of -30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Educate for Life sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Navenby Inclosure Charity (£26k), The Mothers' Union Newcastle Diocese (£26k) and Life Building Centre (£26k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
We provide high quality community-led and evidence-based services which integrate education, healthcare and community change for the benefit of children and families of the Adivasi region around Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, with the aims of (1) creating enfranchised, happy and healthy communities locally and (2) sharing best practice with partners across India to enable wide-scale change.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Navenby Inclosure Charity | Lincoln | £26k |
| The Mothers' Union Newcastle Diocese | North Shields | £26k |
| Life Building Centre | High Wycombe | £26k |
| The Perry Fund | Wolverhampton | £26k |