The Federal Trust for Education and Research

Analysis

The Federal Trust for Education and Research is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1976, 50 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 01269848). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Federal Trust for Education and Research reported income of £13k and spending of £23k, spending 185% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £14k to £13k (-11%), an average of -3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 137%. Over the whole period it spent 314% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Federal Trust for Education and Research sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Ysgol Y Gwernant PTFA (£13k), Friends of Bodnant (£13k) and Kings Langley School Outdoor Education Centre (£13k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.