EDUCATION MATTERS

Registered charity 1200052 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Education Matters is dedicated to promoting and advancing education for individuals in the UK facing obstacles in accessing educational opportunities. We aim to achieve this by awarding scholarships, maintenance allowances, or grants for educational institutions at all levels (primary, secondary, universities, colleges).

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£1.7m

Latest spending

£72k

Registered

2022

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total net assets of £4,752,401, with unrestricted funds available for charitable purposes. The trustees report a net surplus of £1,391,421 for the year, noting that the large asset base compared to grant amounts means investment volatility is not expected to impact grant-giving ability. The trustees consider there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two years' worth of grants or £50,000 whichever is the greater (held: £4.8m)

“It is the policy of the charity to retain a financial buffer to mitigate against a significant drop in income which has been set at a minimum level of two years' worth of grants or £50,000 whichever is the greater.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Wbg (Audit) Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£1.7m

Total spending

£72k

Reserves (reported)

£4.8m

Employees

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (97% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Michael Edward Scott Boydchair
Bojana Bidovec Bidovec
Giles Warren
Orlaith O'Connor

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£1.7m	£72k
31/12/2024	£1.5m	£76k
31/12/2023	£1.7m	£10k

Common questions

Is EDUCATION MATTERS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds total net assets of £4,752,401, with unrestricted funds available for charitable purposes. The trustees report a net surplus of £1,391,421 for the year, noting that the large asset base compared to grant amounts means investment volatility is not expected to impact grant-giving ability. The trustees consider there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Wbg (Audit) Limited.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE YOUTH ENDOWMENT FUND CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2.2m
GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' FOUNDATION	1	£2.2m
IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATION	1	£674k
THE NUTRITIONAL WELLBEING FOUNDATION	1	£200k
KUSUMA TRUST UK	1	£154k
THE AIM FOUNDATION	1	£141k
The A and J Charitable Trust	1	£110k
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION	1	£101k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Population Matters.

Population Matters income £1.7m
SCHOOL FOOD MATTERS income £1.5m
THE CENTRE FOR TRANSFORMING ACCESS AND STUDENT OUTCOMES IN HIGHER EDUCATION income £1.8m
ERMINE EDUCATION TRUST income £3.1m
THE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT income £259k
THE EDUCATION ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION income £52.4m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
EDUCATION MATTERS	£1.7m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
Population Matters FY2025	£1.7m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SCHOOL FOOD MATTERS FY2025	£1.5m	£60,001 - £70,000	1	above	1.8%	no doubt
THE CENTRE FOR TRANSFORMING ACCESS AND STUDENT OUTCOMES IN HIGHER EDUCATION FY2025	£1.8m	—	—	below	—	no doubt
ERMINE EDUCATION TRUST FY2024	£3.1m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT FY2025	£259k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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