Fourth Monkey Education Limited
Analysis
Fourth Monkey Education Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09560983). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Fourth Monkey Education Limited reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.3m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £1.3m (+5.7%), an average of +1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Fourth Monkey Education Limited 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 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cwmni Plas Glyn'y-Weddw Limited (£1.3m), The Investindustrial Foundation (£1.3m) and The HMS Victory Preservation Company (£1.3m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 1.1%. It employed 16 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 0.7%
- Charitable activities 96%
- Investments 0.1%
- Other 3.4%
In the charity's own words
To advance the education of young people & the general public with particular reference to dramatic arts, including not exclusively through provision of courses, tuition, workshops, classes, performances, rehearsals & other exclusively charitable activities.To advance arts & culture through the production of plays & the encouragement of arts. All objects shall be of a charitable nature.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Cwmni Plas Glyn'y-Weddw Limited | Pwllheli | £1.3m |
| The Investindustrial Foundation | London | £1.3m |
| The HMS Victory Preservation Company | Hants | £1.3m |
| Llenyddiaeth Cymru - Literature Wales | Gwynedd | £1.3m |