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GLOBAL TEACHER

Registered charity 1187678 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DONATE A DOC, DONATEADOC

Global Teacher provides offline and off-grid classroom technology to underserved schools and communities without access to internet or electricity. This enables more children and young people to access digital educational materials that will enhance their learning and empower their lives.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, BUT PRIMARILY IN TANZANIA AND KENYA, WHO HAVE LIMITED ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF AN ONLINE PLATFORM WHICH PROVIDES DIGITAL EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTES.

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
£36k
Latest spending
£13k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £81,820 at the end of the reporting period, following a net movement in funds of £22,968. The trustees report that the financial position remains stable and appropriate for the current scale of activity, with no funds materially in deficit. The charity's principal sources of funds include philanthropy, foundation grants, corporate sponsorship, and individual donations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £82k; policy: approximately six months of core operating costs)
“At present, the charity holds a limited level of unrestricted reserves that aligns with its current operational model. The trustee’s aim is to maintain reserves equivalent to approximately six months of core operating costs.”
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 profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Brazil · Kenya · Malaysia · Ukraine · Zimbabwe

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/01/2025£36k£13k
31/01/2024£17k£16k
31/01/2023£8k£68k
31/01/2022£124k£11k
31/01/2021£10k£459

Common questions

Is GLOBAL TEACHER financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £81,820 at the end of the reporting period, following a net movement in funds of £22,968. The trustees report that the financial position remains stable and appropriate for the current scale of activity, with no funds materially in deficit. The charity's principal sources of funds include philanthropy, foundation grants, corporate sponsorship, and individual donations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds GLOBAL TEACHER?

Funders whose own accounts filings name GLOBAL TEACHER as a grant recipient include UBS UK Donor-Advised Foundation.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
UBS UK Donor-Advised FoundationFY2021£107k