The Professional Teaching Institute
Registered charity 1116224 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE PRINCE'S TEACHING INSTITUTE, The PTI
The advancement of education by the provision of summer schools, courses and other services, facilities and resources to teachers and those involved in teaching.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total funds decreased from £4,390k to £4,182k due to a net loss on investments and expenditure exceeding income from charitable activities. Unrestricted reserves stood at £740k at year-end, which the Trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy target of covering 12 months of programme services. The charity maintains adequate resources to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months' normal operating expenditure as cash in hand accessible immediately (approximately £350k) and accounting reserves sufficient to provide services for 12 months (approximately £730k) (held: £740k)
“The PTI’s minimum reserve and liquidity policies are to have three months’ normal operating expenditure as cash in hand accessible immediately (This is currently approximately £350k). However, the Trustees recommend having at the beginning of the financial year accounting reserves at a sufficient level to provide Leadership and Department Development Programme services for 12 months to schools affiliated to our programmes. This is approximately £730k” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: PTI Education Ltd
“The charity established a trading subsidiary, PTI Education Ltd on 31 August 2016. It is a company limited by shares numbered 10353080” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The PTI (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£114k
Reported reserves equal ~5.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (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: 8.0% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- John Fraser Greenshieldschair
- Clifford Andrew Smith
- JULIE ELIZABETH MERCER
- Jonathan Slater
- Katrina Elizabeth Morley · trustee of 1 other charity
- RICHARD EDWARD SHERIFF
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is The Professional Teaching Institute financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds decreased from £4,390k to £4,182k due to a net loss on investments and expenditure exceeding income from charitable activities. Unrestricted reserves stood at £740k at year-end, which the Trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy target of covering 12 months of programme services. The charity maintains adequate resources to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.
Who funds The Professional Teaching Institute?
Funders whose own accounts filings name The Professional Teaching Institute as a grant recipient include THE SCHRODER FOUNDATION, BERNARD LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE JORDAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, SOLEV CO LIMITED, THE MIKHEEV CHARITABLE TRUST.
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