Working Men's College Corporation

Analysis

Working Men's College Corporation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1963, 63 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 00008994). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Working Men's College Corporation reported income of £7.6m and spending of £7.8m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £5.6m to £7.6m (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Working Men's College Corporation sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include University of Pennsylvania (USA) Foundation Limited (£7.6m), Edge Grove School Trust Ltd (£7.6m) and St Nicholas School (Harlow) Limited (£7.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95% and investments 1.9%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £11.0m would cover about 17 months of spending at that rate. It employed 219 people.

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.