EQUAL EDUCATION CHANCES

Registered charity 1180869 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Equal Education Chances support disabled children to learn and develop skills academically, socially and vocationally; we provide care, nutrients, aids, Inclusive education, educational resources, advocacy, training and health/wellbeing services in Manchester, England and Lagos (Africa). We also work closely with community/ statutory organisation regarding Human rights to increase participation.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£115k
Latest spending
£131k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource deficit of £16,786 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £38,598 to £21,812. The trustees have adopted a reserves policy setting the reserve level at £5,000, which is below the current unrestricted fund balance of £21,812. The charity's gross income did not exceed £250,000, qualifying it for an independent examination rather than a full audit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £5,000 (held: £22k)
“The reserve level is reviewed annually and has been set at £5,000”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Benin · Ghana · Malawi · Nigeria · Throughout England · Togo

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£115k£131k
31/03/2024£149k£136k
31/03/2023£103k£98k
31/03/2022£71k£77k
31/03/2021£79k£53k

Common questions

Is EQUAL EDUCATION CHANCES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource deficit of £16,786 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £38,598 to £21,812. The trustees have adopted a reserves policy setting the reserve level at £5,000, which is below the current unrestricted fund balance of £21,812. The charity's gross income did not exceed £250,000, qualifying it for an independent examination rather than a full audit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds EQUAL EDUCATION CHANCES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name EQUAL EDUCATION CHANCES as a grant recipient include LORD MAYOR OF MANCHESTER'S CHARITY APPEAL TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
LORD MAYOR OF MANCHESTER'S CHARITY APPEAL TRUSTFY2025—

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund30/09/2021£10kWOMEN EMPOWERMENT
UK government25/08/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund

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 EQUALS (ENTITLEMENT AND QUALITY EDUCATION FOR PUPILS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
EQUAL EDUCATION CHANCES£115k—0unclear—no doubt
EQUALS (ENTITLEMENT AND QUALITY EDUCATION FOR PUPILS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES FY2025£321k—0unclear—no doubt
CHANCE (UK) LIMITED FY2025£1.7m——unclear—noted
Living with Equal Opportunities Ltd FY2025£440k—0unclear—no doubt
FAIR CHANCE FOUNDATION FY2024£125k—0unclear—no doubt
Equality Foundation FY2025£107k—0unclear—no doubt

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