EDUCATION FUTURES TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 1 March 2012
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 07852922
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £426,958
Latest expenditure: £669,347
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: THE FIRS, ELPHINSTONE ROAD, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN34 2AX

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Support to children, young people and families in order to improve life chances; delivery of courses to children young people and vulnerable adults; expertise in outdoor learning; therapeutic work; development and delivery of innovative practice in education; sharing and promoting best practice in education and training. The Education Futures Trust works in Hastings, Rye and the surrounding area.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 16 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 16 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £426,958
Total Gross Expenditure: £669,347

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 10 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 10 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,032,354
Total Gross Expenditure: £824,071

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,045,320
Total Gross Expenditure: £929,410

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 19 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 19 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £848,057
Total Gross Expenditure: £792,769

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 26 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 26 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £957,692
Total Gross Expenditure: £687,322

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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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 16 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £426,958
Total Gross Expenditure: £669,347
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £84,960
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: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 10 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,032,354
Total Gross Expenditure: £824,071
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 58937
Income From Government Grants: £484,089
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: 16

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,045,320
Total Gross Expenditure: £929,410
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 6
Count Govt Grants: £15
Income From Government Contracts: 60863
Income From Government Grants: £519,388
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: 49

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 19 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £848,057
Total Gross Expenditure: £792,769
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £13
Income From Government Contracts: 54853
Income From Government Grants: £224,344
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 42

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 26 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £957,692
Total Gross Expenditure: £687,322
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £16
Income From Government Contracts: 126714
Income From Government Grants: £169,194
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 49

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 10 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 25897
Income Other Trading Activities: 18202
Income Charitable Activities: 974050
Income Investments: 14205
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1032354
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £817,183
Expenditure Other: 6888
Expenditure Total: 824071
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 14400
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 33700
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,248,516
Assets Total Fixed: 653078
Assets Own Use: 653078
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £648,068
Assets Total Liabilities: £52,630
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,248,516
Creditors One Year Total Current: 52630
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £568,597
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1248516
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 1248516
Count Employees: 30
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 32244
Income Other Trading Activities: 67573
Income Charitable Activities: 940554
Income Investments: 4949
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1045320
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £13,549
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £915,861
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 929410
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 3600
Expenditure Support Costs: 3600
Expenditure Depreciation: 22536
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £908,877
Assets Total Fixed: 459359
Assets Own Use: 459359
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £828,370
Assets Total Liabilities: £247,496
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,040,233
Creditors One Year Total Current: 247496
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £697,223
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 908877
Funds Restricted: 131356
Funds Total: 1040233
Count Employees: 31
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 19 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 34458
Income Other Trading Activities: 58793
Income Charitable Activities: 752093
Income Investments: 1635
Income Other: 1078
Income Total Income And Endowments: 848057
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £12,381
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £780,388
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 792769
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 7020
Expenditure Support Costs: 7020
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £820,175
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,049,617
Assets Total Liabilities: £125,294
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £924,323
Creditors One Year Total Current: 125294
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £928,070
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 820175
Funds Restricted: 104148
Funds Total: 924323
Count Employees: 31
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 26 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 40249
Income Other Trading Activities: 1215
Income Charitable Activities: 832048
Income Investments: 916
Income Other: 83264
Income Total Income And Endowments: 957692
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £687,322
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 687322
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 5400
Expenditure Support Costs: 5400
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £740,011
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £887,442
Assets Total Liabilities: £18,407
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £869,035
Creditors One Year Total Current: 18407
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £794,832
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 740011
Funds Restricted: 129024
Funds Total: 869035
Count Employees: 26
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: East Sussex
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

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

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

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

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

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

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: EDUCATION FUTURES TRUST
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2022-08-05T00:00:00
Reason: Removed by application
Assoc Organisation Number: 5065061
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1166044
Assoc Charity Name: IMAGINE NATION

Charity Name: EDUCATION FUTURES TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2012-03-01T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 11/11/2011
Charitable Objects: TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN HASTINGS AND RYE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, BY SUCH CHARITABLE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.
Area Of Benefit: HASTINGS AND RYE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures