THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOUNDATION
Registered charity 1153859 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOUNDATION, THE FOUNDATION, THE E T FOUNDATION
The Foundation was established by and for the education and training sector. Our vision is for all education and training to be of the highest quality and result in the greatest impact for learners, employers, communities and the economy. We are doing this by enhancing professionalism, getting behind staff in colleges and training providers, and supporting them to achieve their own objectives.
Causes: Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £0.6m for the year, with total income of £20.4m against total expenditure of £21.0m. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £8.9m, which is above the stated policy target of £5.3m, providing financial resilience. The trustees and auditors confirmed the charity can continue as a going concern with adequate cash resources and contractual agreements in place.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £5.3m (held: £8.9m)
“The reserves policy for the year ended 31 March 2025 is still set at £5.3m and will support the charity to be financially resilient and flexible, and secure the charity against sudden loss of income or provide for an orderly wind-down if necessary.” — page 38
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Chair of the Board (F McLoughlin), Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee (R Musson), and Chair of the Finance Committee (A McConnell) were contracted and remunerated.
“The Chair of the Board (F McLoughlin), The Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee (R Musson) and the Chair of the Finance Committee (A McConnell) were contracted and remunerated for the work they carried out during the financial year ended 31 March 2025.” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: ETF Services Ltd
“The charity’s wholly owned subsidiary, ETF Services Ltd (ETFS), was dormant in the financial years to 31 March 2025 and 31 March 2024”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by RSM UK Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Dr Katerina Kolyva — CEO (source)
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): instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~5.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £0.6m for the year, with total income of £20.4m against total expenditure of £21.0m. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £8.9m, which is above the stated policy target of £5.3m, providing financial resilience. The trustees and auditors confirmed the charity can continue as a going concern with adequate cash resources and contractual agreements in place. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by RSM UK Audit LLP.
Who funds THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include ROYAL COMMISSION FOR THE EXHIBITION OF 1851.
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