Education & Employers Taskforce
Analysis
Education & Employers Taskforce is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2009, 17 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 06886359). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Education & Employers Taskforce reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.2m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.6m to £1.2m (-30%), an average of -8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Education & Employers Taskforce sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include European College of Business and Management (£1.1m), Notre Dame Preparatory School (Norwich) Limited (£1.2m) and The Hampstead School of Art (£1.1m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96%, donations and legacies 3.3% and investments 1.0%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £303k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 21 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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 3.3%
- Charitable activities 96%
- Investments 1.0%
In the charity's own words
The vision of the Taskforce is to ensure that every school and college has an effective partnership with employers to provide its young people with the inspiration, motivation, knowledge, skills and opportunities they need to help them achieve their potential and so to secure the future prosperity of the UK.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| European College of Business and Management | London | £1.1m |
| Notre Dame Preparatory School (Norwich) Limited | Norwich | £1.2m |
| The Hampstead School of Art | London | £1.1m |
| The Ogden Trust | London | £1.2m |