EQUALS (ENTITLEMENT AND QUALITY EDUCATION FOR PUPILS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES

Registered charity 1126263 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

EQUALS is a national organisation that endeavours to ensure high standards of education for pupils with learning difficulties. EQUALS main activities involve organising national conferences, best practice workshops, producing curriculum guidance materials and resources for teachers, setting up curriculum workshops for teachers and providing consultancy to individual schools and Local Authorities.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY PROMOTING THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF EDUCATION FOR PUPILS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES; THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE FOR TEACHERS OF SUCH PERSONS; AND RAISING AWARENESS IN ALL MATTERS RELATING TO PUPILS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTIC NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

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

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Registered contact address: North Tyneside, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£321k

Latest spending

£237k

Registered

2008

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a surplus of £84,552 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total unrestricted funds carried forward amounting to £283,565. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis of accounting. No material uncertainties or risks were identified that would prevent the charity from meeting its obligations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: Maintain the smooth running of the Charity. Facilitate the development of new Equals initiatives and projects which effectively support the work of our members. Provide to our members publications, training and conferences at prices below those of solely profit- making organisations. Enable some Equals initiatives to run at a loss where they meet the core purposes of the charity. Purchase the expertise of leading edge practitioners to support the development of Equals initiatives. (reserves figure: £284k)

“RESERVE POLICY Maintain the smooth running of the Charity. Facilitate the development of new Equals initiatives and projects which effectively support the work of our members. Provide to our members publications, training and conferences at prices below those of solely profit- making organisations. Enable some Equals initiatives to run at a loss where they meet the core purposes of the charity. Purchase the expertise of leading edge practitioners to support the development of Equals initiatives.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustees' expenses reimbursed

“During the year expenses amounting to £31,156 (2024 - £31,921) were claimed by trustees in respect of costs incurred on behalf of the charity.” — page 16

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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 31/08/2025

Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

Volunteers: 15
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

Volunteers: 5
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Alistair Crawford
Cheryl Gaughan
James Waller
Joanna Williams · trustee of 1 other charity
Joy Dawson
Kate Campbell
Kris Williams
Lila Kossyvaki
PETER IMRAY
Trish Turner

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

Operates in: Hong Kong · Ireland · New Zealand · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£321k	£237k
31/08/2024	£266k	£224k
31/08/2023	£223k	£190k
31/08/2022	£159k	£158k
31/08/2021	£119k	£98k

Common questions

Is EQUALS (ENTITLEMENT AND QUALITY EDUCATION FOR PUPILS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a surplus of £84,552 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total unrestricted funds carried forward amounting to £283,565. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis of accounting. No material uncertainties or risks were identified that would prevent the charity from meeting its obligations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
SWEATY BETTY FOUNDATION	1	£406k
THE LEGAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION	1	£239k
TRUST FOR LONDON	1	£160k
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION	1	£140k
GOD MY SILENT PARTNER FOUNDATION	1	£87k
THE BARROW CADBURY TRUST	1	£78k
THE KPMG FOUNDATION	1	£75k
LIFELINES INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR EDUCATION	1	£70k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with EQUALITIES WORK.

EQUALITIES WORK income £45k
EQUAL EDUCATION CHANCES income £115k
SPORTING EQUALS income £1.4m
EDUCATION MATTERS income £1.7m
THINK EQUAL income £426k
EQUALITEACH income £754k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
EQUALS (ENTITLEMENT AND QUALITY EDUCATION FOR PUPILS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES	£321k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
EQUALITIES WORK FY2025	£45k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
EQUAL EDUCATION CHANCES FY2025	£115k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SPORTING EQUALS FY2025	£1.4m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
EDUCATION MATTERS FY2025	£1.7m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THINK EQUAL FY2025	£426k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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