Pestalozzi International

Analysis

Pestalozzi International is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in March 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2024, Pestalozzi International reported income of £1.6m and spending of £2.3m, spending 147% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income grew from £583k to £1.6m (+169%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 315%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Pestalozzi International sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% 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 The Resource Alliance Limited (£1.6m), Herries Educational Trust Limited (£1.6m) and Exeter School (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and investments 2.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £467k. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 8.9%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.3m. Reserves of £2.7m would cover about 14 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.