The National Society (Church of England and Church in Wales) for the Promotion of Education

Analysis

The National Society (Church of England and Church in Wales) for the Promotion of Education is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The National Society (Church of England and Church in Wales) for the Promotion of Education reported income of £6.4m and spending of £7.5m, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £6.4m (+315%), an average of +43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 119%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The National Society (Church of England and Church in Wales) for the Promotion of Education sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Axiom Maths (£6.4m), The Gregg Schools Trust (£6.4m) and ABS Realisations Limited (£6.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 56%, donations and legacies 21%, charitable activities 17% and investments 6.0%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £12.2m would cover about 19 months of spending at that rate. It employed 60 people.