NCFE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 10 March 1994
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 02896700
Financial period: 1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
Latest income: £49,492,000
Latest expenditure: £50,563,000
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: NCFE, Q6, Quorum Park, Benton Lane, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE12 8BT

Website recorded by the regulator: www.ncfe.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

National Awarding Organisation offering qualifications, awards, accreditation of bespoke learning and associated materials and services

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 21 April 2026
Date Accounts Received: 21 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £49,492,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £50,563,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 21 May 2025
Date Accounts Received: 21 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £48,596,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £50,232,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 21 May 2024
Date Accounts Received: 21 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £43,034,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £50,851,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 24 May 2023
Date Accounts Received: 24 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £39,095,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £41,906,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 26 April 2022
Date Accounts Received: 26 April 2022
Total Gross Income: £38,792,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £37,777,000

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2026
Ar Received Date: 21 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £49,492,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £50,563,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 6
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 1509812
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 14
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 16
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 3
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 4
Count Salary Band 100001 110000: 8
Count Salary Band 110001 120000: 0
Count Salary Band 120001 130000: 2
Count Salary Band 130001 140000: 0
Count Salary Band 140001 150000: 0
Count Salary Band 150001 200000: 2
Count Salary Band 200001 250000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2025
Ar Received Date: 21 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £48,596,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £50,232,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 7
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 1028833
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 19
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 12
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 3
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 6
Count Salary Band 100001 110000: 4
Count Salary Band 110001 120000: 1
Count Salary Band 120001 130000: 1
Count Salary Band 130001 140000: 0
Count Salary Band 140001 150000: 0
Count Salary Band 150001 200000: 2
Count Salary Band 200001 250000: 1
Count Salary Band 250001 300000: 0
Count Salary Band 300001 350000: 0
Count Salary Band 350001 400000: 0
Count Salary Band 400001 450000: 0
Count Salary Band 450001 500000: 0
Count Salary Band Over 500000: 0
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2024
Ar Received Date: 21 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £43,034,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £50,851,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 7
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 615975
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 18
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 9
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 2
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 4
Count Salary Band 100001 110000: 3
Count Salary Band 110001 120000: 1
Count Salary Band 120001 130000: 2
Count Salary Band 130001 140000: 1
Count Salary Band 140001 150000: 0
Count Salary Band 150001 200000: 2
Count Salary Band 200001 250000: 0
Count Salary Band 250001 300000: 0
Count Salary Band 300001 350000: 0
Count Salary Band 350001 400000: 0
Count Salary Band 400001 450000: 0
Count Salary Band 450001 500000: 0
Count Salary Band Over 500000: 0
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2023
Ar Received Date: 24 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £39,095,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £41,906,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 4
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 1863740
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 19
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 7
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 2
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 4
Count Salary Band 100001 110000: 2
Count Salary Band 110001 120000: 2
Count Salary Band 120001 130000: 0
Count Salary Band 130001 140000: 0
Count Salary Band 140001 150000: 2
Count Salary Band 200001 250000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2022
Ar Received Date: 26 April 2022
Total Gross Income: £38,792,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £37,777,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 696728
Income From Government Grants: £295,605
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 5
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 3
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 2
Count Salary Band 100001 110000: 0
Count Salary Band 110001 120000: 1
Count Salary Band 120001 130000: 0
Count Salary Band 130001 140000: 0
Count Salary Band 140001 150000: 0
Count Salary Band 150001 200000: 0
Count Salary Band 200001 250000: 0
Count Salary Band 250001 300000: 0
Count Salary Band 300001 350000: 0
Count Salary Band 350001 400000: 0
Count Salary Band 400001 450000: 0
Count Salary Band 450001 500000: 0
Count Salary Band Over 500000: 0
Count Volunteers: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2026
Ar Received Date: 21 April 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 48824000
Income Investments: 668000
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 49492000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £30,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £50,533,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 50563000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 6000000
Expenditure Depreciation: 303000
Gain Loss Investment: 691000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £31,555,000
Assets Total Fixed: 23184000
Assets Own Use: 7166000
Assets Long Term Investment: 16018000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £13,185,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £4,814,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £31,555,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 4814000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £8,058,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 31555000
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 31555000
Count Employees: 1709
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2025
Ar Received Date: 21 May 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 48003000
Income Investments: 593000
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 48596000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £68,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £50,164,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 50232000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 6770000
Expenditure Depreciation: 343000
Gain Loss Investment: 1789000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: -118000
Reserves: £31,935,000
Assets Total Fixed: 22247000
Assets Own Use: 6816000
Assets Long Term Investment: 15431000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £15,382,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £5,694,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £31,935,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 5694000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £9,456,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 31935000
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 31935000
Count Employees: 1438
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2024
Ar Received Date: 21 May 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 42480000
Income Investments: 554000
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 43034000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £74,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £50,777,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 50851000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 6314000
Expenditure Depreciation: 452000
Gain Loss Investment: 93000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £31,782,000
Assets Total Fixed: 25757000
Assets Own Use: 6649000
Assets Long Term Investment: 19108000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £12,070,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £6,045,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £31,782,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 6045000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £5,635,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 31782000
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 31782000
Count Employees: 1014
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2023
Ar Received Date: 24 May 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 38140000
Income Investments: 423000
Income Other: 532000
Income Total Income And Endowments: 39095000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £491,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £41,415,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 41906000
Expenditure Investment Management: 90000
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 134000
Expenditure Support Costs: 5768000
Expenditure Depreciation: 562000
Gain Loss Investment: -2438000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £39,692,000
Assets Total Fixed: 28008000
Assets Own Use: 6505000
Assets Long Term Investment: 21503000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £16,978,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £5,294,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £39,692,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 5294000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £10,653,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 39692000
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 39692000
Count Employees: 900
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2022
Ar Received Date: 26 April 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 1385000
Income Charitable Activities: 36808000
Income Investments: 303000
Income Other: 296000
Income Total Income And Endowments: 38792000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £2,077,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £35,700,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 37777000
Expenditure Investment Management: 54000
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 165000
Expenditure Support Costs: 4970000
Expenditure Depreciation: 533000
Gain Loss Investment: 520000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £44,941,000
Assets Total Fixed: 15321000
Assets Own Use: 6232000
Assets Long Term Investment: 9089000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £34,330,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £4,710,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £44,941,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 4710000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £29,094,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 44941000
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 44941000
Count Employees: 804
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: NCFE
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2021-12-07T00:00:00
Reason: Amalgamated
Assoc Organisation Number: 3941530
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1064113
Assoc Charity Name: CAMPAIGN FOR LEARNING

Charity Name: NCFE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1994-03-10T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 10 FEBRUARY 1994 AS AMENDED 18 JULY 2007, 21 NOVEMBER 2007 AND 31 JANUARY 2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 22 FEB 2017 as amended on 19 Aug 2020
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH NCFE IS ESTABLISHED ARE TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF YOUNG PERSONS AND ADULTS
Area Of Benefit: IN PRACTICE ENGLAND AND EUROPE

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests