THE EDUCATIONAL FRONTIER TRUST

Registered charity 1087070 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity seeks to help meet the needs of the people living in Northern Kenya by empowering the pastoralist and other communities through education and by equipping the Christians for effective ministry amongst themselves and their own communities.

Objects

TO FURTHER SUCH GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME WITH THEIR DISCRETION DETERMINE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE FURTHERING OF EDUCATION IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Hounslow, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£253k
Latest spending
£260k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted general funds held at year-end were £212,214, which exceeded the trustees' stated policy target of one term's running costs (£140,000). The charity reported a net deficit of £7,519 for the year, primarily due to charitable expenditure exceeding income, though total income remained substantial at £252,937. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounts' compliance or the keeping of accounting records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at all times reserves of at least one terms running costs for the school in addition to the term one costs which are transferred in early january each year (reserves figure: £212k)
“TEFT's goal is to maintain at all times reserves of at least one terms running costs for the school in addition to the term one costs which are transferred in early january each year.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 1
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Educational Frontier Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kenya

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£253k£260k
31/12/2024£364k£344k
31/12/2023£301k£309k
31/12/2022£355k£293k
31/12/2021£170k£165k

Common questions

Is THE EDUCATIONAL FRONTIER TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted general funds held at year-end were £212,214, which exceeded the trustees' stated policy target of one term's running costs (£140,000). The charity reported a net deficit of £7,519 for the year, primarily due to charitable expenditure exceeding income, though total income remained substantial at £252,937. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounts' compliance or the keeping of accounting records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with AFRICAN CHILDRENS EDUCATIONAL TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE EDUCATIONAL FRONTIER TRUST£253k—0above—no doubt
AFRICAN CHILDRENS EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025£111k—0unclear—no doubt
AFRICA EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025£1.7m—0below—no doubt
PURSUE FY2025£47k—0above—no doubt
EAST AFRICA CHILDREN'S PROJECT FY2025£91k—0above—no doubt
MURUGI COMMUNITY TRUST FY2026£69k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.