The National Foundation for Educational Research in England and Wales

Analysis

The National Foundation for Educational Research in England and Wales is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Slough. It was registered in November 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00900899). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The National Foundation for Educational Research in England and Wales reported income of £19.2m and spending of £22.9m, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £15.8m to £19.2m (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 116% 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 Foundation for Educational Research in England and Wales sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% 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 Merthyr Tydfil College Limited (£19.1m), Leighton Park Trust (£19.3m) and Dame Allan's Schools (£19.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and investments 1.6%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £21.2m would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 373 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.