A PARTNER IN EDUCATION

Registered charity 1133224 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

A Partner in Education (APIE) is committed to developing a new model of international collaboration in education for the purposes of accelerating and enhancing learning outcomes for children in Rwanda. APIE works in partnership with the Rwandan government, other INGOs, local NGOs and UK education providers to design and deliver appropriate and relevant training and resources for Rwandan teachers.

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Latest income

£168k

Latest spending

£154k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net income of £13,137 for the year ended December 2024, with total income of £167,551 and total expenditure of £154,414. The Trustees note that unrestricted reserves of £10,284 are below their stated policy target of three months' running costs, but they maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £10k; policy: three months’ running costs)

“The charity’s unrestricted reserves at the end of the financial year amount to £10,284. The Trustees note that this is below the policy requirements” — page 8

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — A Partner in Education (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).

UK Aid — “developing and delivering a teacher-training programme focused on Early Childhood Education, funded by UK Aid from the UK government.” (source page)
Our supporters — “Our supporters fund extending the kitchen space , adding new equipment, improving wastewater disposal and introducing rainwater harvesting.” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew Michael Mitchell · trustee of 3 other charities
BROOKS PHILLIP VICTOR NEWMARK
Dr Susan Horner
Ian Henn
Lucy Newmark · trustee of 1 other charity
Marcus Starling
SIR KEITH AJEGBO · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Rwanda

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£168k	£154k
31/12/2023	£146k	£167k
31/12/2022	£215k	£201k
31/12/2021	£135k	£142k
31/12/2020	£173k	£165k

Common questions

Is A PARTNER IN EDUCATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net income of £13,137 for the year ended December 2024, with total income of £167,551 and total expenditure of £154,414. The Trustees note that unrestricted reserves of £10,284 are below their stated policy target of three months' running costs, but they maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds A PARTNER IN EDUCATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name A PARTNER IN EDUCATION as a grant recipient include EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION, THE FUNDING NETWORK, THE REED FOUNDATION, MERRIMAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2024	£30k	International projects
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2023	£29k	International projects
THE FUNDING NETWORK	FY2022	£24k	Strategic Funding Group
THE FUNDING NETWORK	FY2023	£24k
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2022	£19k	International
THE FUNDING NETWORK	FY2022	£18k	Flagship
THE REED FOUNDATION	FY2022	£11k	Christmas Challenge
MERRIMAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2022	£10k	Overseas - Women & Youth & Education
THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATION	FY2024	£3k
THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATION	FY2025	£3k

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
ONE FOOTSTEP	1	£219k
HUMAN CAPABILITY FOUNDATION	1	£153k
THE FRANK JACKSON FOUNDATION	1	£142k
THE BLOOM FOUNDATION	1	£76k
CSIS CHARITY FUND	1	£63k
THE BEATRICE GILMORE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£38k
THE TOBACCO PIPE MAKERS AND TOBACCO TRADE BENEVOLENT FUND	1	£33k
THE OGDEN TRUST	1	£25k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PHYSICS PARTNERS.

PHYSICS PARTNERS income £208k
EDUCATION SUPPORT PARTNERSHIP income £4.6m
Link Education International income £2.1m
IPARTNER INDIA income £658k
PARTNERSHIP FOR GROWTH income £1.3m
QI PARTNERS income £3.1m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
A PARTNER IN EDUCATION	£168k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
PHYSICS PARTNERS FY2025	£208k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
EDUCATION SUPPORT PARTNERSHIP FY2025	£4.6m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Link Education International FY2025	£2.1m	—	0	within	—	no doubt
IPARTNER INDIA FY2025	£658k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PARTNERSHIP FOR GROWTH FY2025	£1.3m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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