Mellon Educate (UK)
Analysis
Mellon Educate (UK) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Mellon Educate (UK) reported income of £529k and spending of £491k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £659k to £529k (-20%), an average of -5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Mellon Educate (UK) sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Anjuman-E-Saifee (Leicester) (£529k), Messenger of Saint Anthony UK (£530k) and The Countryside Education Trust (£529k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 74% and donations and legacies 26%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 8.1%. Reserves of £367k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 26%
- Charitable activities 74%
In the charity's own words
We educate impoverished African children. Our mission is to provide education assistance for 100,000 children. To successfully achieve this: we build quality facilities if required and we provide in-depth training for the incumbent school managers/principals and teachers to empower them to deliver ongoing better results.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Anjuman-E-Saifee (Leicester) | Leicester | £529k |
| Messenger of Saint Anthony UK | London | £530k |
| The Countryside Education Trust | Hampshire | £529k |
| The Chamwell Centre Charity | Gloucestershire | £530k |