The Difference Education Ltd

Analysis

The Difference Education Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2019, 7 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 11426427). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Difference Education Ltd reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.8m, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £1.6m (+13%), an average of +3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Difference Education Ltd 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 Herries Educational Trust Limited (£1.6m), The Daiglen School Trust Limited (£1.6m) and Pestalozzi International (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 64%, charitable activities 34% and investments 2.5%. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 13%. Reserves of £910k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 21 people.