LEARNING TO WORK (SOUTH EAST) LIMITED

Registered charity 1041403 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EAST BERKSHIRE EDUCATION BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP, WINDSOR SLOUGH EBP, WINDSOR SLOUGH EDUCATION BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP

The company brokers opportunities between schools and businesses to provide more than 5,000 work experience placements, enterprise challenges & events, primary STEM projects, alternative curriculum programmes and professional development placements for teachers.

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Latest income
£536k
Latest spending
£530k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity concluded the financial year with a surplus of £6,047 and held unrestricted reserves of £79,081. The trustees maintain that these reserves are sufficient to meet contractual commitments and ensure continuity of service delivery. The organization reports prudent financial management and sustainable growth despite external challenges such as increased National Insurance contributions and pressure on school budgets.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Careers Guidance Provision (145% of income)
“Careers Guidance Provision £185,104 £127,504 145.2%” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: between three and six months’ expenditure (held: £79k)
“It is the policy of the organisation that unrestricted funds not designated for a specific purpose should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months’ expenditure.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£536k
Total spending
£530k
Reserves (reported)
£79k
Employees
15

Reported reserves equal ~1.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bracknell Forest · Buckinghamshire · Ealing · Hillingdon · Hounslow · Slough · Windsor And Maidenhead · Wokingham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£536k£530k
31/08/2024£738k£766k
31/03/2023£487k£471k
31/03/2022£458k£452k
31/03/2021£427k£447k

Common questions

Is LEARNING TO WORK (SOUTH EAST) LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity concluded the financial year with a surplus of £6,047 and held unrestricted reserves of £79,081. The trustees maintain that these reserves are sufficient to meet contractual commitments and ensure continuity of service delivery. The organization reports prudent financial management and sustainable growth despite external challenges such as increased National Insurance contributions and pressure on school budgets. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds LEARNING TO WORK (SOUTH EAST) LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LEARNING TO WORK (SOUTH EAST) LIMITED as a grant recipient include BERKSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
BERKSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2023£19k
BERKSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2025£10kEmployment & Labour
BERKSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£3k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund14/01/2005£4kReading Buddies