THE EDUCATCH CHARITY

Registered charity 1177308 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 25 THROUGHOUT ENGLAND BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

Objects

TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 25 THROUGHOUT ENGLAND BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS; (B) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND (C)RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT.

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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Latest income
£804k
Latest spending
£694k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £109,076.68 for the year ended 05 October 2025, with unrestricted funds increasing to £163,306.56. Per the trustees' report, the financial position remains strong, supported by robust controls and a positive outcome from charitable activities. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources to continue operational existence.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £163k)
“the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in intangible and tangible fixed assets ("the free reserves") held by the Charity should aim to be no less than three months' unrestricted expenditure.” — page 6
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.

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/10/2025)

Total income
£804k
Total spending
£694k
Reserves (reported)
£163k
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~2.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/10/2025£804k£694k
05/10/2024£427k£389k
05/10/2023£75k£44k
05/10/2022£0£0
05/10/2021£0£0

Common questions

Is THE EDUCATCH CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £109,076.68 for the year ended 05 October 2025, with unrestricted funds increasing to £163,306.56. Per the trustees' report, the financial position remains strong, supported by robust controls and a positive outcome from charitable activities. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources to continue operational existence. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund20/02/2025£19kEarthWorks

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ERMINE EDUCATION TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE EDUCATCH CHARITY£804k—0above—no doubt
ERMINE EDUCATION TRUST FY2024£3.1m—0unclear—no doubt
EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT TRUST FY2025£73.8m£210,000 - £219,999—unclear—no doubt
MOHEBBAN AL - MAHDI YOUTH FOUNDATION FY2025£430k—0unclear—no doubt
FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE FY2025£1.5m—0unclear1.0%no doubt
MIFAL TZEDOKO V'CHESED LIMITED FY2025£8.7m—0unclear—no doubt

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