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Action Tutoring

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1147175LondonEducation and training
Income£2.9m2025-08-31
Spending£3.1msame year
Spent / received94%5-year average
Size in its cause96th pctEducation and training
Registered2012Other
Employees68latest return

Analysis

Action Tutoring is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Action Tutoring reported income of £2.9m and spending of £3.1m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £2.5m to £2.9m (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Action Tutoring sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mylnhurst Limited (£2.9m), The Malala Fund UK (£2.9m) and Hulme Hall Educational Trust Limited (£2.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 76%, charitable activities 21% and investments 3.0%. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 11%. Reserves of £2.2m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 68 people.

Income and spending

£0£891k£1.8m£2.7m£3.6m2021 Income: £2,468,4722021 Spending: £2,154,55420212022 Income: £2,588,1762022 Spending: £2,642,59120222023 Income: £3,565,6612023 Spending: £2,822,50020232024 Income: £3,417,2082024 Spending: £3,319,11920242025 Income: £2,913,5552025 Spending: £3,120,4982025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 76%
  • Charitable activities 21%
  • Investments 3.0%

In the charity's own words

Action Tutoring provides subsidised tuition to pupils facing disadvantage through partnerships with schools, using trained volunteer tutors, aiming to ensure pupils are equipped in English and maths to be able to progress to further education, employment or training. The charity operates nationally across England.

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Mylnhurst LimitedSheffield£2.9m
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Hulme Hall Educational Trust LimitedStockport CHESHIRE£2.9m
The Unicorn School LtdRichmond£2.9m