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SPEAKERS FOR SCHOOLS

Registered charity 1150411 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FUTURES FOR ALL · also registered in Scotland as SC046586 (OSCR)

Speakers for Schools helps to arrange connections and engagements between a network of highly respected speakers and state schools throughout the academic year, with a strategic focus of making this as widely available as possible to state schools in England, Wales and Scotland, free of charge.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN YOUNG PEOPLE ATTENDING SCHOOLS AND HIGHER EDUCATION COLLEGES, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE UK AND IN PARTICULAR:(A) ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING A NETWORK OF RESPECTED, QUALIFIED, EXPERIENCED AND INSPIRING VOLUNTARY SPEAKERS WILLING TO GIVE TALKS TO YOUNG PEOPLE WITH A VIEW TO INFORMING THEM OF EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND ENCOURAGING AND ENABLING THEM TO TAKE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES;(B) ARRANGING, RECORDING AND DISSEMINATING LECTURES, CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN ALL MEDIA ON ACADEMIC, VOCATIONAL, CULTURAL AND ETHICAL SUBJECTS; AND(C) IMPROVING AND EXPANDING INFORMED, CONFIDENT AND MOTIVATED CAREER CHOICES IN YOUNG PEOPLE BY PROVIDING AND FACILITATING LINKS BETWEEN THEM AND EMPLOYERS AND THE USEFUL AND EXCITING EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND EXPERIENCE BETWEEN THEM.

Area of benefit: ENGLAND AND WALES

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: Southwark, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£5.7m
Latest spending
£6.1m
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £417,646 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £621,025 to £203,379. The trustees note that unrestricted funds are maintained at a level equivalent to around three months' expenditure, which they consider sufficient due to continued financial support pledges from their principal funder. The auditor confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's 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

Highest-paid employee band: £150,001 - £160,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £70k)
“£150,001 - £160,000 1 1”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Andrew Law, Chair and Trustee, is also a Trustee of AL Philanthropies, a Charity which funds project costs of Speakers for Schools (trading as Futures For All) and in the year donated £4,989,332 (2024: £5,751,053) to Speakers for Schools (trading as Futures For All), which is included in unrestricted funds.
“Andrew Law, Chair and Trustee, is also a Trustee of AL Philanthropies, a Charity which funds project costs of Speakers for Schools (trading as Futures For All) and in the year donated £4,989,332 (2024: £5,751,053) to Speakers for Schools (trading as Futures For All), which is included in unrestricted funds.” — page 54
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Third Sector Accountancy Limited. Discloses 4 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.

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

  • Government income: £54,703 — contracts £54,703 (6); under 1% of the £5,686,239 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 10 (£60,001–£70,000: 2; £70,001–£80,000: 4; £80,001–£90,000: 1; £90,001–£100,000: 2; £150,001–£200,000: 1)

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

  • Government income: £294,568 — contracts £294,568 (6); 5% of the £6,390,049 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 10 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £70,001–£80,000: 2; £80,001–£90,000: 3; £90,001–£100,000: 2; £130,001–£140,000: 1; £140,001–£150,000: 1)

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

  • Volunteers: 1,601
  • Government income: £5,000 — grants £5,000 (1); under 1% of the £7,788,125 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 12 (£60,001–£70,000: 3; £70,001–£80,000: 4; £90,001–£100,000: 2; £100,001–£110,000: 2; £110,001–£120,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

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

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£5.7m
Total spending
£6.1m
Cost of raising funds
£195k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
105

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (97% 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: 3.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Isle Of Man · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£5.7m£6.1m
31/08/2024£6.4m£6.4m
31/08/2023£7.8m£8.5m
31/08/2022£8.9m£7.5m
31/08/2021£3.1m£2.9m

Common questions

Is SPEAKERS FOR SCHOOLS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £417,646 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £621,025 to £203,379. The trustees note that unrestricted funds are maintained at a level equivalent to around three months' expenditure, which they consider sufficient due to continued financial support pledges from their principal funder. The auditor confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Third Sector Accountancy Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of SPEAKERS FOR SCHOOLS earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £150,001 - £160,000 band.

Who funds SPEAKERS FOR SCHOOLS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SPEAKERS FOR SCHOOLS as a grant recipient include AL Philanthropies, THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST, INFRASTRUCTURE INDUSTRY FOUNDATION, LONDON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY COMMERCIAL EDUCATION TRUST, THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
AL PhilanthropiesFY2023Unverified read£8.7mSocial mobility charity
AL PhilanthropiesFY2025£7.0mFutures for All (formerly Speakers for Schools)
AL PhilanthropiesFY2022£5.3m
AL PhilanthropiesFY2024£4.7mGrant funding
AL PhilanthropiesFY2021£1.9mInspiration and Experience programmes
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUSTFY2022£1.6m
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUSTFY2023£1.6m
INFRASTRUCTURE INDUSTRY FOUNDATIONFY2024£40k
LONDON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY COMMERCIAL EDUCATION TRUSTFY2024£40kSupport mission of promoting social mobility through equitable work experience opportunities.
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2021£10kEducation
THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2021£5k
THE SIMON GIBSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3k
R G HILLS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k
THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k
THE ANNIE TRANMER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£500
INFRASTRUCTURE INDUSTRY FOUNDATIONFY2025amount not stated
THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2022amount not stated

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION2£86k
THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUST2£53k
JACK PETCHEY FOUNDATION1£1.9m
PRISM THE GIFT FUND1£530k
KUSUMA TRUST UK1£252k
CLARA E BURGESS CHARITY1£209k
THE TOLKIEN TRUST1£193k
THE DULVERTON TRUST1£190k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SPEAKERS FOR SCHOOLS£5.7m£150,001 - £160,000—unclear—no doubt
SPEAKERS TRUST LIMITED FY2025£1.5m£80,000 - £90,00012unclear—no doubt
SPEAKUP SELF ADVOCACY LIMITED FY2025£657k—0within—no doubt
THE SPEAKERS ART FUND FY2025£107k—0above—no doubt
SCHOOLREADERS FY2025£940kmore than £60,0001within—no doubt
LEWISHAM SPEAKING UP FY2025£180k—0above—no doubt

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