Essex & Thames Education

Analysis

Essex & Thames Education is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in October 2021, 5 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 13442286). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Essex & Thames Education reported income of £800k and spending of £763k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from August 2022 to August 2025, income fell from £1.6m to £800k (-49%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Essex & Thames Education sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Park Neighbourhood Nursery (£798k), Torah Temimoh Primary School (£803k) and Institute for Higher Rabbinical Studies (£798k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and donations and legacies 4.2%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £434k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.