MORE EDUCATION

Registered charity 1195650 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ANDOVER SMALL SCHOOL

Providing education and support opportunities for autistic and neurodivergent people, and their families.

Objects

1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AGED BETWEEN 5 AND 16, IN PARTICULAR THOSE WHO ARE NEURODIVERGENT, BUT ALSO PHYSICALLY DISABLED CHILDREN, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A SPECIAL SCHOOL OR SCHOOLS. 2. TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF NEURODIVERGENT INDIVIDUALS, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS, IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£531k
Latest spending
£523k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £14,745 and total net assets rose to £106,446, resulting in a net income of £8,082 for the year. The trustees report that building reserves to cover three months’ operational costs remains a core aim, although they note it is extremely difficult to build reserves in the current charity landscape. The charity acknowledges funding difficulties but highlights growth in earned income from educational services.

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: £15k; policy: three months’ operational costs)
“Building reserves to cover three months’ operational costs remains a core aim of the charity. Whilst it is extremely difficult to build reserves in the current charity landscape, this will remain a priority for the charity.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — More Education (matched by registered charity number).

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

Total income
£531k
Total spending
£523k
Reserves (reported)
£3k
Employees
12

Reported reserves equal ~0.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (82% 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: 0.0% 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: Hampshire · Surrey · Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£531k£523k
31/08/2024£420k£331k
31/08/2023£155k£163k
31/08/2022£60k£41k

Common questions

Is MORE EDUCATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £14,745 and total net assets rose to £106,446, resulting in a net income of £8,082 for the year. The trustees report that building reserves to cover three months’ operational costs remains a core aim, although they note it is extremely difficult to build reserves in the current charity landscape. The charity acknowledges funding difficulties but highlights growth in earned income from educational services. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund18/12/2025£472kKoala Community Hub Sustainability and Growth Initiative
The National Lottery Community Fund01/08/2024£19kContinuation of our Kids and Teens Peer Group Sessions

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with EDUCATION AND SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH AUTISM LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MORE EDUCATION£531k—0below—no doubt
EDUCATION AND SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH AUTISM LIMITED FY2025£20.9m——unclear—no doubt
FAMILIES FOR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS AND DIGNITY FY2025£1.4m—0above—no doubt
SEND THE RIGHT MESSAGE FY2025£109k—0below—no doubt
MyOTAS FY2025£179k—0below—no doubt
THE NATIONAL AUTISTIC SOCIETY FY2025£102.0m——unclear16.7%no doubt

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