GET FURTHER LTD
To advance education for the public benefit by providing students who are socially or economically disadvantaged with extra tuition in English and maths in order to help prevent them from dropping out of education, organising training to improve the quality of teaching for these students, and through the provision of such other mentoring and support as deemed appropriate.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £65,757 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total reserves of £1,047,246. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £947,420 represent 3.5 months of operating costs, which is below the stated policy target of 3 to 6 months. Despite the deficit, the auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
What the accounts disclose
“Our reserves policy is to keep between 3 and 6 months’ expected operating costs based on the incoming year’s budgeted expenditure.”
“During the year, the Charity received charitable income totalling £17,385 (2024: £Nil) from Weston College, an educational institution in which one of the trustees is a senior post holder.” — page 31
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)
Trustees
- Michele Sutton CBEchair
- Alexander Christopher Warner
- Debra Forsythe-Conroy
- Dr Christopher Thomas John Wilson
- Fiona Morey OBE
- JACK DAVIDSON
- Jessica Leung
- Naomi Spence
- Natasha Porter OBE
- Philip McGuire
- Randeep Kaur Judge
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £1.6m | £1.7m |
| 31/08/2024 | £2.4m | £2.0m |
| 31/08/2023 | £1.1m | £1.2m |
| 31/08/2022 | £1.4m | £944k |
| 31/08/2021 | £934k | £603k |
Common questions
Is GET FURTHER LTD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £65,757 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total reserves of £1,047,246. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £947,420 represent 3.5 months of operating costs, which is below the stated policy target of 3 to 6 months. Despite the deficit, the auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Goodman Jones LLP.
Who funds GET FURTHER LTD?
Funders whose own accounts filings name GET FURTHER LTD as a grant recipient include THE MOHN WESTLAKE FOUNDATION, AKO FOUNDATION, THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION, THE STONE FAMILY FOUNDATION, THE DULVERTON TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE MOHN WESTLAKE FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £600k | |
| AKO FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £500k | GCSE Maths and English support |
| THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £460k | Education attainment |
| AKO FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £450k | Education |
| AKO FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £300k | to support Get Further’s work helping further education students to study GCSE English and Maths. |
| THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £246k | Education attainment |
| THE MOHN WESTLAKE FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £200k | |
| THE STONE FAMILY FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £127k | |
| THE DULVERTON TRUST | FY2025 | £120k | Core funding |
| THE DULVERTON TRUST | FY2024 | £31k | core funding outside London |
| DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND | FY2024 | £25k | Tuition programmes in further education colleges |
| NETWORK FOR SOCIAL CHANGE CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £19k | Pool/Fast Track |
| THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £10k | |
| THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £10k | |
| THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £5k | |
| THE DULVERTON TRUST | FY2026 | £2k | Get Further - Big Give Christmas Challenge 2025 |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| MISSION44 | 1 | £440k |
| THE NUFFIELD FOUNDATION | 1 | £246k |
| CLARA E BURGESS CHARITY | 1 | £209k |
| THE TOLKIEN TRUST | 1 | £160k |
| THE J J CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £120k |
| THE BUFFINI CHAO FOUNDATION | 1 | £68k |
| THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £55k |
| CHK Foundation | 1 | £55k |
Charities like this
- THE DIFFERENCE EDUCATION LTD
- AL RISALAH EDUCATION TRUST
- CAUSEWAY EDUCATION LTD
- FUTURE SKILLS TRAINING
- HULL AND EAST YORKSHIRE CHILDREN'S UNIVERSITY LIMITED
- CHARMINSTER PRE-SCHOOL
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GET FURTHER LTD | £1.6m | — | — | within | — | no doubt |
| THE DIFFERENCE EDUCATION LTD | £1.6m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| AL RISALAH EDUCATION TRUST | £1.5m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CAUSEWAY EDUCATION LTD | £772k | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| FUTURE SKILLS TRAINING | £234k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| HULL AND EAST YORKSHIRE CHILDREN'S UNIVERSITY LIMITED | £795k | £60,001 - £70,000 | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |