EDUCATION POLICY INSTITUTE
Registered charity 1102186 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CENTRE FOR REFORM, CENTREFORUM
The Institute's aim is to promote high quality education outcomes for all children and young people, regardless of social background by employing an impartial and evidence based approach. In addition to its focus on raising standards in education from early years through to higher education and beyond, the EPI's also researches young people's mental health.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £384,300 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds. However, the unrestricted reserves stood at £801,468, which the Trustees consider appropriate to finance activities, and they confirmed the charity is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: circa £750,000 to £1,000,000 (held: £801k)
“It is currently considered appropriate to maintain reserves at the level of circa £750,000 to £1,000,000 to have sufficient reserves to finance activities in the event that the level of unrestricted donations should fall significantly.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Conference sponsorship income of £4,750 received from Fair Education Alliance, where Natalie Perera is a trustee (resigned 18 July 2025).
“The Charity also received Conference sponsorship income of £4,750 (2024 - £6,325) from Fair Education Alliance who Natalie Perera is a trustee of but resigned on 18 July 2025.” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Calders (1883) LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Heidi Shierholz — President (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£397k
Reported reserves equal ~5.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (64% 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: 28.9% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Anne-Marie Canning MBE · trustee of 2 other charities
- CHARLES DAVID WILLIAM BRAND
- Chris Husbands
- Geoff Barton
- Hardip Begol
- Kitty Stewart · trustee of 1 other charity
- Timothy Charles Leunig
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is EDUCATION POLICY INSTITUTE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £384,300 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds. However, the unrestricted reserves stood at £801,468, which the Trustees consider appropriate to finance activities, and they confirmed the charity is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Calders (1883) LLP.
Who funds EDUCATION POLICY INSTITUTE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name EDUCATION POLICY INSTITUTE as a grant recipient include THE MOHN WESTLAKE FOUNDATION, THE SEQUOIA TRUST, THE NUFFIELD FOUNDATION, THE PRUDENCE TRUST, CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON.
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