Gateway Qualifications Limited

Analysis

Gateway Qualifications Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in May 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05502449). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Gateway Qualifications Limited reported income of £6.2m and spending of £5.3m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £3.0m to £6.2m (+105%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Gateway Qualifications Limited sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% 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 Spratton Hall School Trust Limited (£6.2m), The Study (Wimbledon) Limited (£6.2m) and Crescent Purchasing Limited (£6.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £7.4m would cover about 17 months of spending at that rate. It employed 61 people.