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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.

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total expenditure for the year was £1.32 million, representing a 26% increase on the previous year, while total income was £824,132. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves decreased to £337,261 at year-end, which is below the stated policy target of four months' running costs, though the trustees maintain that resources are adequate 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: Trustee Nick Wright is an employee of UBS; charity received grants from UBS.
“Nick Wright, trustee, is an employee of UBS. During the year the charity received grants of £50,000 (2024: £150,000) from UBS. No amounts were owed at the year end (2024: £nil). All transactions were carried out at arms length.” — page 65
“Russell Hobby, a former trustee, was CEO of Teach First. During the year the charity received contributions of £nil (2024: £9,000) from Teach First. No amounts were owed at the year end (2024: £nil). All transactions were carried out at arms length.” — page 65
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Former trustee Russell Hobby was CEO of Teach First; charity received contributions from Teach First.
“Nick Wright, trustee, is an employee of UBS. During the year the charity received grants of £50,000 (2024: £150,000) from UBS. No amounts were owed at the year end (2024: £nil). All transactions were carried out at arms length.” — page 65
“Russell Hobby, a former trustee, was CEO of Teach First. During the year the charity received contributions of £nil (2024: £9,000) from Teach First. No amounts were owed at the year end (2024: £nil). All transactions were carried out at arms length.” — page 65
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Former trustees Natalie Perera and Russell Hobby held roles at The Education Policy Institute; charity made purchases from TPI.
“Nick Wright, trustee, is an employee of UBS. During the year the charity received grants of £50,000 (2024: £150,000) from UBS. No amounts were owed at the year end (2024: £nil). All transactions were carried out at arms length.” — page 65
“Russell Hobby, a former trustee, was CEO of Teach First. During the year the charity received contributions of £nil (2024: £9,000) from Teach First. No amounts were owed at the year end (2024: £nil). All transactions were carried out at arms length.” — page 65
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Former trustee Russell Hobby was a non-executive director of ImpactEd Group; charity made purchases from ImpactEd.
“Nick Wright, trustee, is an employee of UBS. During the year the charity received grants of £50,000 (2024: £150,000) from UBS. No amounts were owed at the year end (2024: £nil). All transactions were carried out at arms length.” — page 65
“Russell Hobby, a former trustee, was CEO of Teach First. During the year the charity received contributions of £nil (2024: £9,000) from Teach First. No amounts were owed at the year end (2024: £nil). All transactions were carried out at arms length.” — page 65
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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 for the year was £1.32 million, representing a 26% increase on the previous year, while total income was £824,132. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves decreased to £337,261 at year-end, which is below the stated policy target of four months' running costs, though the trustees maintain that resources are adequate 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, MISSION44, STRATTON CHASE FOUNDATION, COLLECTIVE FUTURES (CIO), THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATIONFY2022£149kTowards new post of Head of Insights and Data
MISSION44FY2025£100kEmpowerment
MISSION44FY2024£100kEmpowerment
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.
COLLECTIVE FUTURES (CIO)FY2026£75kDiscovery Partners
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

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
TRUST FOR LONDON2£486k
THE BARROW CADBURY TRUST2£160k
THE HEALTH FOUNDATION1£1.7m
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST1£570k
THE PENNIES FOUNDATION1£421k
CLEAN AIR FUND1£248k
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION1£150k
SYNCHRONICITY EARTH1£108k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SHARE ALLIANCE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE FAIR EDUCATION ALLIANCE£824k——below—no doubt
SHARE ALLIANCE FY2025£105k—0unclear—no doubt
FAIRSHARE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION FY2026£6.4m——within—no doubt
THE LEGAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION FY2025£6.3m——unclear—no doubt
FELLOWSHIP EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY FY2025£261k—0unclear—no doubt
Digital Poverty Alliance FY2025£1.8m——unclear—no doubt

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