Equation Nottinghamshire

Analysis

Equation Nottinghamshire is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottingham. It was registered in February 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04517544). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Equation Nottinghamshire reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.4m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £673k to £1.5m (+122%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Equation Nottinghamshire sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Victoria College Limited (£1.5m), Center on Long-Term Risk (£1.5m) and Operational Research Society Limited (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and investments 1.0%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £154k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 37 people.