ENGLISH UK LIMITED

Registered charity 1108792 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ENGLISH UK

English UK's charitable object is to advance the education of international students in the English language. We do this by professional development and training for staff in the sector and agents; by working with the British Council on quality assurance and accreditation of courses; and by providing information and guidance for students, including a free complaints process.

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Latest income
£1.5m
Latest spending
£1.6m
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Group reported a net expenditure of £41,094 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £1,864,092 to £1,822,998. The Trustees confirm that the charity has sufficient resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due and that there are no material uncertainties related to its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months' operational costs (held: £429k)
“The Trustees believe the free reserves should cover three to six months’ operational costs of the association. Based on budgeted operational costs for the year ending 31 December 2025, this would require free reserves of £251k - £501k.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Two trustees delivered training to English UK members and received a total of £1,219 for these services.
“During the year, two trustees delivered training to English UK members and received a total of £1,219 (2024: £nil) for these services.” — page 45
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: English UK Enterprises Limited
“English UK wholly owns the £1 issued share capital of English UK Enterprises Limited (Company No. 05200973), which carries out the charity’s commercial operations.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — English UK - Eddie Byers Fund (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£1.5m
Total spending
£1.6m
Cost of raising funds
£427k
Reserves (reported)
£429k
Employees
12

Reported reserves equal ~3.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (50% 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: 27.9% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£1.5m£1.6m
31/12/2024£1.5m£1.4m
31/12/2023£1.3m£1.2m
31/12/2022£801k£895k
31/12/2021£936k£1.0m

Common questions

Is ENGLISH UK LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Group reported a net expenditure of £41,094 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £1,864,092 to £1,822,998. The Trustees confirm that the charity has sufficient resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due and that there are no material uncertainties related to its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with The English Language Centre.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ENGLISH UK LIMITED£1.5m——within—no doubt
The English Language Centre FY2024£6.8m——unclear—no doubt
THE ENGLISH ASSOCIATION FY2025£245k—0unclear—no doubt
UNITED KINGDOM LITERACY ASSOCIATION FY2025£223k—0above—no doubt
ENGLISH SPEAKING BOARD (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED FY2025£1.4m——unclear—no doubt
WorldSkills UK FY2025£8.1m——unclear—no doubt

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