EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 6 April 1964
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £639,491
Latest expenditure: £1,041,066
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Canopi, 82 Tanner Street, LONDON, SE1 3GN

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Foundation seeks to enhance the lives of people throughout the world by promoting the advancement of opportunity for education, that is the physical, intellectual, moral, religious and spiritual development of the whole person regardless of ethnicity, nationality or religious belief. It makes grants for educational projects principally to organisations and institutions.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 2 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 2 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £639,491
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,041,066

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 18 August 2025
Date Accounts Received: 18 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £625,565
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,710,089

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 18 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 18 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £620,437
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,614,538

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 6 July 2023
Date Accounts Received: 6 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £679,665
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,336,955

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 5 July 2022
Date Accounts Received: 5 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £649,678
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,142,258

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 2 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £639,491
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,041,066
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 18 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £625,565
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,710,089
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 18 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £620,437
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,614,538
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 6 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £679,665
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,336,955
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 5 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £649,678
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,142,258
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 2 July 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 28134
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 611357
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 639491
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £19,173
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,021,893
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1041066
Expenditure Investment Management: 19173
Expenditure Grants Institution: 828122
Expenditure Governance: 15765
Expenditure Support Costs: 170543
Expenditure Depreciation: 984
Gain Loss Investment: 604811
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -439
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £25,882,013
Assets Total Fixed: 26430898
Assets Own Use: 477
Assets Long Term Investment: 26430421
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £166,589
Assets Total Liabilities: £17,890
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £26,579,597
Creditors One Year Total Current: 17890
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £161,442
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 25882013
Funds Restricted: 697584
Funds Total: 26579597
Count Employees: 4
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 18 August 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 60752
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 564813
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 625565
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £95,557
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,614,532
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1710089
Expenditure Investment Management: 92225
Expenditure Grants Institution: 1420304
Expenditure Governance: 30220
Expenditure Support Costs: 183581
Expenditure Depreciation: 984
Gain Loss Investment: 1730335
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 275000
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £25,626,674
Assets Total Fixed: 26255926
Assets Own Use: 451461
Assets Long Term Investment: 25804465
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £207,550
Assets Total Liabilities: £86,676
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £26,376,800
Creditors One Year Total Current: 86676
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £202,300
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 25626674
Funds Restricted: 750126
Funds Total: 26376800
Count Employees: 4
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 18 June 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 75225
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 545212
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 620437
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £89,710
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,524,828
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1614538
Expenditure Investment Management: 87500
Expenditure Grants Institution: 1339514
Expenditure Governance: 18661
Expenditure Support Costs: 191204
Expenditure Depreciation: 1145
Gain Loss Investment: 1579349
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £24,338,088
Assets Total Fixed: 25249715
Assets Own Use: 177445
Assets Long Term Investment: 25072270
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £270,325
Assets Total Liabilities: £64,051
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £25,455,989
Creditors One Year Total Current: 64051
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £254,068
Funds Endowment: 565750
Funds Unrestricted: 24338088
Funds Restricted: 552151
Funds Total: 25455989
Count Employees: 5
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 6 July 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 125351
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 554314
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 679665
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £93,475
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,243,480
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1336955
Expenditure Investment Management: 90925
Expenditure Grants Institution: 1046568
Expenditure Governance: 16438
Expenditure Support Costs: 180474
Expenditure Depreciation: 2495
Gain Loss Investment: -4053961
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 15000
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £23,220,234
Assets Total Fixed: 24831783
Assets Own Use: 177649
Assets Long Term Investment: 24654134
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £135,283
Assets Total Liabilities: £96,325
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £24,870,741
Creditors One Year Total Current: 96325
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £132,060
Funds Endowment: 1269288
Funds Unrestricted: 23220234
Funds Restricted: 381219
Funds Total: 24870741
Count Employees: 4
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 5 July 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 3607
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 646071
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 649678
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £110,309
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,031,949
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1142258
Expenditure Investment Management: 110309
Expenditure Grants Institution: 875194
Expenditure Governance: 10723
Expenditure Support Costs: 145032
Expenditure Depreciation: 2320
Gain Loss Investment: 3139001
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £27,713,849
Assets Total Fixed: 29491949
Assets Own Use: 162204
Assets Long Term Investment: 29329745
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £179,258
Assets Total Liabilities: £104,215
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £29,566,992
Creditors One Year Total Current: 104215
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £176,739
Funds Endowment: 1307334
Funds Unrestricted: 27713849
Funds Restricted: 545809
Funds Total: 29566992
Count Employees: 3
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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

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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2024-11-07T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (gi)
Assoc Organisation Number: 312516
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 312516
Assoc Charity Name: BRITISH AND FOREIGN SCHOOL SOCIETY TRUST

Charity Name: EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1964-04-06T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: ROYAL CHARTER GRANTED 31/05/1906AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTER DATED 21/07/1999AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTER DATED 08/10/2014AS AMENDED BY ORDER IN COUNCIL DATED 21 FEB 2024
Charitable Objects: TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE UK AND OVERSEAS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ABOVE PRINCIPLES AND OBJECTS, IT IS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE AIM OF THE SOCIETY HAS CONSTANTLY BEEN TO DEVELOP THE THE PHYSICAL, MORAL AND MENTAL NATURE OF THE PUPILS HISTORICALLY IN ITS OWN SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES BY GIVING THE BEST SECULAR INSTRUCTION AND TRAINING, BY USING THE HOLY SCRIPTURES WITHOUT ANY CATECHISM OR FORMERLY DISTINCTIVE OF ANY RELIGIOUS DENOMINATION, AND MORE RECENTLY IN OTHER WAYS AND IN OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 162815
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN SCHOOL SOCIETY

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Investment

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

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries