Now Teach
Analysis
Now Teach is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 11872096). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Now Teach reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.8m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £2.2m to £1.7m (-22%), an average of -6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income dropped by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Now Teach 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 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Doncaster Rotherham and District Motor Trades (£1.7m), Dair House School Trust Limited (£1.7m) and Alpha Preparatory School, Ltd (£1.7m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 51% and charitable activities 49%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 4.8%. Reserves of £1.5m would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 19 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 51%
- Charitable activities 49%
In the charity's own words
Now Teach carries out its purposes by increasing the number of high quality teachers entering thestate-funded education system through the methods outlined above, namely recruiting and supportingexperienced professionals to retrain as teachers and then providing those teachers to state-fundededucational institutions which are struggling to fill teaching vacancies.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Doncaster Rotherham and District Motor Trades | Doncaster | £1.7m |
| Dair House School Trust Limited | Slough | £1.7m |
| Alpha Preparatory School, Ltd | Middlesex | £1.7m |
| Alacrity Foundation | Newport | £1.7m |