Working Options in Education

Analysis

Working Options in Education is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Maidenhead. It was registered in October 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Working Options in Education reported income of £620k and spending of £569k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £169k to £620k (+267%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 70%. 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, Working Options in Education sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Blatchington Court Trust (£619k), The Friends of Wootton Wawen School (£620k) and Wyclif Independent Christian Educational Association Limited (£618k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 6.9%. Reserves of £139k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.