THE FAIR EDUCATION ALLIANCE

Registered charity 1188042 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Fair Education Alliance is a coalition of cross-sector member organisations. We promote equality of education provision through driving collective action, influencing policy and scaling impactful initiatives.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY IN EDUCATION PROVISION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE FROM LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES.

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

Causes: Education/training · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Westminster, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£824k
Latest spending
£1.3m
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total expenditure increased by 26% to £1.32 million, while total income remained broadly consistent at £824,132. Consequently, unrestricted reserves fell significantly from £748,752 to £337,261, which the trustees note is below their policy target of four months' running costs. Despite this drawdown, the trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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: £337k; policy: four months of future running costs)
“At the year end, the charity held £337,261 (2024: £748,752) in unrestricted reserves, the equivalent of three months of future running costs. The Board of Trustees aims to have a level of unrestricted reserves which equates to four months of future running costs.” — page 43
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant from UBS, connected to trustee Nick Wright
“Nick Wright, trustee, is an employee of UBS. During the year the charity received grants of £50,000 (2024: £150,000) from UBS.” — page 65
“Russell Hobby, a former trustee, was a non-executive director of ImpactEd Group. During the year the charity made purchases of £39,166 (2024: £31,500) from ImpactEd Group.” — page 65
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Purchases from ImpactEd Group, connected to former trustee Russell Hobby
“Nick Wright, trustee, is an employee of UBS. During the year the charity received grants of £50,000 (2024: £150,000) from UBS.” — page 65
“Russell Hobby, a former trustee, was a non-executive director of ImpactEd Group. During the year the charity made purchases of £39,166 (2024: £31,500) from ImpactEd Group.” — page 65
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Purchases from The Education Policy Institute, connected to former trustees Natalie Perera and Russell Hobby
“Nick Wright, trustee, is an employee of UBS. During the year the charity received grants of £50,000 (2024: £150,000) from UBS.” — page 65
“Russell Hobby, a former trustee, was a non-executive director of ImpactEd Group. During the year the charity made purchases of £39,166 (2024: £31,500) from ImpactEd Group.” — page 65
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited. Discloses 4 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

  • Employees paid over £60,000: 3 (£60,001–£70,000: 2; £90,001–£100,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

  • Employees paid over £60,000: 3 (£60,001–£70,000: 2; £80,001–£90,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£70,001–£80,000: 1)

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£824k
Total spending
£1.3m
Cost of raising funds
£26k
Reserves (reported)
£337k
Employees
16

Reported reserves equal ~3.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% 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: 3.2% 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 And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£824k£1.3m
31/08/2024£825k£1.1m
31/08/2023£957k£766k
31/08/2022£898k£793k
31/08/2021£896k£713k

Common questions

Is THE FAIR EDUCATION ALLIANCE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total expenditure increased by 26% to £1.32 million, while total income remained broadly consistent at £824,132. Consequently, unrestricted reserves fell significantly from £748,752 to £337,261, which the trustees note is below their policy target of four months' running costs. Despite this drawdown, the trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited.

Who funds THE FAIR EDUCATION ALLIANCE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE FAIR EDUCATION ALLIANCE as a grant recipient include THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION, THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, MISSION44, COLLECTIVE FUTURES (CIO), STRATTON CHASE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATIONFY2021£196kDevelopment of digital tools to engage, support and inform members, strengthening impact through collaboration across the sector.
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATIONFY2022£149kTowards new post of Head of Insights and Data
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2021£100kYouth Strategy 2020-22
MISSION44FY2024£100kEmpowerment
MISSION44FY2025£100kEmpowerment
COLLECTIVE FUTURES (CIO)FY2026£75kDiscovery Partners
STRATTON CHASE FOUNDATIONFY2026£75kFor 12-months to support core costs. Fair Education Alliance is a coalition of over 300 organisations working to tackle educational inequity.
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATIONFY2025£51kThe Fair Education Alliance is a coalition of 300 organisations tackling educational inequity, aiming to ensure no child’s success is limited by their socioecon
MISSION44FY2023£42kEmpowerment
MISSION44FY2025£40kEmpowerment
THE DULVERTON TRUSTFY2025£35kCore funding
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATIONFY2024£32kThe Fair Education Alliance is a coalition of 300 organisations tackling educational inequity, aiming to ensure no child’s success is limited by their socioecon
CULHAM ST GABRIEL'S TRUSTFY2025£5kstrategic partnership award
COLLECTIVE FUTURES (CIO)FY2025£500Partners

Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with EDUCATION ALLIANCE FOR LIFE CHANCES.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE FAIR EDUCATION ALLIANCE£824k——below—no doubt
EDUCATION ALLIANCE FOR LIFE CHANCES FY2026£428k£70,000 to £80,0001unclear—no doubt
FUND FOR ACTION THROUGH EDUCATION FY2025£30k—0unclear—no doubt
SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS ALLIANCE FY2025£133k—0above—no doubt
ALLIANCE FOR INCLUSIVE EDUCATION FY2025£409k—0within—no doubt
THE DIFFERENCE EDUCATION LTD FY2025£1.6m——above—no doubt

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