NATIONAL NETWORK FOR THE EDUCATION OF CARE LEAVERS

Registered charity 1180793 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NNECL

The National Network for the Education of Care Leavers (NNECL) is a community of professionals working together to transform the progression of care-experienced young people into and through further and higher education. NNECL provides advice, guidance and support to those who are working with care-experienced young people and care leavers to encourage the improvement of services for care leavers

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE IN, OR HAVE SPENT SOME OR ALL OF THEIR CHILDHOOD IN, PUBLIC CARE BY:-4.1. PROVIDING ADVICE, GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT AND OTHER SERVICES IN ORDER THAT SUCH PEOPLE MAY FULFIL THEIR POTENTIAL AS INDIVIDUALS;4.2. ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, SERVICE PROVIDERS AND THE MEDIA BY PROVIDING INFORMATION AND ADVICE ON THE ISSUES AFFECTING THE WELFARE OF PEOPLE IN CARE AND CARE LEAVERS WITH THE OBJECT OF REDUCING NEGATIVE STEREOTYPING AND SOCIAL EXCLUSION;4.3. ENCOURAGING THE IMPROVEMENT OF SERVICES FOR CARE LEAVERS AND THOSE STILL IN CARE IN ORDER TO TRANSFORM THE PROGRESSION OF THOSE WITH EXPERIENCE OF BEING IN CARE INTO AND THROUGH FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION SO THAT THEY THRIVE THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES AND CAREERS.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£147k

Latest spending

£122k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves totalled £37,149 as at 31 July 2025, which is below the charity's stated policy target of maintaining four months' expenditure. The trustees confirmed they have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis of accounting.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: four month’s expenditure (held: £37k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to four month’s expenditure.” — page 8

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
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — National Network for the Education of Care Leavers (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Jonathan James Wakefordchair
Alan Mollison Benvie
Dr NEIL HARRISON
Emma Watson
Michael Hill
Mx ARRON ANDREW JEROME PILE
Nicola Lavon Turner

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2025	£147k	£122k
31/07/2024	£105k	£81k
31/07/2023	£51k	£89k
31/07/2022	£76k	£81k
31/07/2021	£94k	£83k

Common questions

Is NATIONAL NETWORK FOR THE EDUCATION OF CARE LEAVERS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves totalled £37,149 as at 31 July 2025, which is below the charity's stated policy target of maintaining four months' expenditure. The trustees confirmed they have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis of accounting. 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
THE BLAGRAVE TRUST	1	£257k
DAVID & RUTH LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£255k
John Lewis Partnership Foundation	1	£181k
THE TOLKIEN TRUST	1	£170k
THE HEADLEY TRUST	1	£120k
AKO FOUNDATION	1	£100k
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION	1	£90k
THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATION	1	£80k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NATIONAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES NETWORK.

NATIONAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES NETWORK income £234k
THE NURTURE GROUP NETWORK LIMITED income £2.1m
NELSON'S JOURNEY income £574k
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR ABLE CHILDREN IN EDUCATION income £374k
BECOME CHARITY income £2.0m
NETHERHALL EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION income £3.5m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
NATIONAL NETWORK FOR THE EDUCATION OF CARE LEAVERS	£147k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NATIONAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES NETWORK FY2025	£234k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE NURTURE GROUP NETWORK LIMITED FY2025	£2.1m	£80,001 - £90,000	1	within	—	no doubt
NELSON'S JOURNEY FY2025	£574k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR ABLE CHILDREN IN EDUCATION FY2025	£374k	£80,001 - £90,000	—	below	—	no doubt
BECOME CHARITY FY2025	£2.0m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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