The Society for the Advancement of Philosophical Enquiry and Reflection in Education

Analysis

The Society for the Advancement of Philosophical Enquiry and Reflection in Education is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shrewsbury. It was registered in November 2011, 15 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 07821030). It says it provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Society for the Advancement of Philosophical Enquiry and Reflection in Education reported income of £266k and spending of £374k, spending 141% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £415k to £266k (-36%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income dropped by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Society for the Advancement of Philosophical Enquiry and Reflection in Education sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southport U3a (£265k), Helping Uganda Schools (Hugs) (£266k) and Eleanor Hamilton Educational Trust (£265k).