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United Learning LTD

Registered charity 313999 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE CHURCH SCHOOLS FOUNDATION LIMITED, THE UNITED CHURCH SCHOOLS FOUNDATION LTD, UNITED CHURCH SCHOOLS FOUNDATION LTD

Latest income
£790.0m
Latest spending
£771.2m
Registered
1973
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Charitable Group maintained a financially secure position with total reserves of £1,120.8m and available liquid funds of £123.1m. The group reported a total surplus for the year of £10m, although this was significantly lower than the prior year's £77.1m surplus, partly due to actuarial deficits on pension schemes. The trustees confirmed adequate resources to continue operations for at least twelve months, citing strong cash reserves and modeled cash flow scenarios.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3% - 7% of total recurrent operating income (ULT); one month's expenditure on charitable operating activities (UCST) (held: £206.1m)
“the ULT Trustees believe the appropriate level of Academies’ restricted general reserves and unrestricted reserves to hold is between 3% and 7% of total recurrent operating income. The UCST Trustees consider that the appropriate level of available liquid funds to hold is equivalent to one month’s expenditure on charitable operating activities.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Brake Bros Ltd - a company in which a Trustee of both United Learning Ltd and United Learning Trust (ULT) is Chief Financial Officer. UCST purchased products from Brake Bros Ltd totalling £7,638 (2024: £5,317) during the period for cash consideration. At the year end, £477 was owed to (2024: £160 owed from) Brake Bros Ltd.
“Brake Bros Ltd - a company in which a Trustee of both United Learning Ltd and United Learning Trust (ULT) is Chief Financial Officer. UCST purchased products from Brake Bros Ltd totalling £7,638 (2024: £5,317) during the period for cash consideration. At the year end, £477 was owed to (2024: £160 owed from) Brake Bros Ltd.” — page 94
“ImpactEd Group Limited - a company in which a trustee of ULT is Director. ULT purchased services from ImpactEd Limited (a subsidiary of ImpactEd Group Limited) totalling £98,100 (2024: £27,260) during the period for cash consideration. £720 (2024: £Nil) was owed to ImpactEd Group Limited at the year end.” — page 94
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: ImpactEd Group Limited - a company in which a trustee of ULT is Director. ULT purchased services from ImpactEd Limited (a subsidiary of ImpactEd Group Limited) totalling £98,100 (2024: £27,260) during the period for cash consideration. £720 (2024: £Nil) was owed to ImpactEd Group Limited at the year end.
“Brake Bros Ltd - a company in which a Trustee of both United Learning Ltd and United Learning Trust (ULT) is Chief Financial Officer. UCST purchased products from Brake Bros Ltd totalling £7,638 (2024: £5,317) during the period for cash consideration. At the year end, £477 was owed to (2024: £160 owed from) Brake Bros Ltd.” — page 94
“ImpactEd Group Limited - a company in which a trustee of ULT is Director. ULT purchased services from ImpactEd Limited (a subsidiary of ImpactEd Group Limited) totalling £98,100 (2024: £27,260) during the period for cash consideration. £720 (2024: £Nil) was owed to ImpactEd Group Limited at the year end.” — page 94
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: N-GAGE - a charity in which a Trustee of ULT is Director. ULT purchased services from N-GAGE totalling £150 (2024: £180) during the period for cash consideration. There were no amounts outstanding at the year end.
“Brake Bros Ltd - a company in which a Trustee of both United Learning Ltd and United Learning Trust (ULT) is Chief Financial Officer. UCST purchased products from Brake Bros Ltd totalling £7,638 (2024: £5,317) during the period for cash consideration. At the year end, £477 was owed to (2024: £160 owed from) Brake Bros Ltd.” — page 94
“ImpactEd Group Limited - a company in which a trustee of ULT is Director. ULT purchased services from ImpactEd Limited (a subsidiary of ImpactEd Group Limited) totalling £98,100 (2024: £27,260) during the period for cash consideration. £720 (2024: £Nil) was owed to ImpactEd Group Limited at the year end.” — page 94
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Grant Thornton UK LLP.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

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

Total income
£790.0m
Total spending
£771.2m
Cost of raising funds
£1.4m
Reserves (reported)
£206.1m
Employees
11,294

Reported reserves equal ~3.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 2.7 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£790.0m£771.2m
31/08/2024£786.0m£704.6m
31/08/2023£735.6m£581.6m
31/08/2022£521.7m£525.9m
31/08/2021£485.7m£497.0m

Common questions

Is United Learning LTD financially healthy?

The accounts state that the Charitable Group maintained a financially secure position with total reserves of £1,120.8m and available liquid funds of £123.1m. The group reported a total surplus for the year of £10m, although this was significantly lower than the prior year's £77.1m surplus, partly due to actuarial deficits on pension schemes. The trustees confirmed adequate resources to continue operations for at least twelve months, citing strong cash reserves and modeled cash flow scenarios. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Grant Thornton UK LLP.

Who funds United Learning LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name United Learning LTD as a grant recipient include THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF ACTUARIES CHARITY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF ACTUARIES CHARITYFY2025£2k

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