01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 18 April 2012
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 07984030
- Financial period
- 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
- Latest income
- £33,089,396
- Latest expenditure
- £33,537,381
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Unit 2, Bridge Wharf, 156 Caledonian Road, LONDON, N1 9UU
Website recorded by the regulator: www.ambition.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Ambition Institute works to close the educational disadvantage gap and give every child the best start in life. We support educators, teachers and leaders in England with high-quality professional development throughout their careers, especially those supporting underserved communities. We work with partners and policymakers to share research, evidence and practice to help everyone in the sector.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 12 June 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 June 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £33,089,396
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £33,537,381
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 23 June 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £31,954,409
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £32,143,845
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 June 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £30,162,903
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £29,698,037
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 June 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £21,027,104
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £20,489,303
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 10 June 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £14,410,965
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £13,838,778
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 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 12 June 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £33,089,396
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £33,537,381
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 25905468
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 17
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 9
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- 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
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 23 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £31,954,409
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £32,143,845
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 29578925
- Income From Government Grants
- £15,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 18
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 9
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- 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
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 28 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £30,162,903
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £29,698,037
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 3
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 28103286
- Income From Government Grants
- £25,000
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 16
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 10
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 26 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £21,027,104
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £20,489,303
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 3
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 19284969
- 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
- 13
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 6
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 10 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £14,410,965
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £13,838,778
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 5
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 9667977
- 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
- 11
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- 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 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 12 June 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 430280
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 32353725
- Income Investments
- 237810
- Income Other
- 67581
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 33089396
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £33,537,381
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 33537381
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 39973
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3014902
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 199105
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,979,754
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4515954
- Assets Own Use
- 1015954
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3500000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £11,124,575
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £6,966,529
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £8,674,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 6966529
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £7,208,383
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 8595708
- Funds Restricted
- 78292
- Funds Total
- 8674000
- Count Employees
- 335
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 23 June 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 300311
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 31362963
- Income Investments
- 242284
- Income Other
- 48851
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 31954409
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £32,143,845
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 32143845
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 52065
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2556053
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 230565
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £4,246,411
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4680271
- Assets Own Use
- 1180271
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3500000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £11,192,739
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £6,751,025
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £9,121,985
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 6751025
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £5,577,887
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 8926682
- Funds Restricted
- 195303
- Funds Total
- 9121985
- Count Employees
- 343
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 28 June 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 538219
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 29314662
- Income Investments
- 165123
- Income Other
- 144899
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 30162903
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £29,698,037
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 29698037
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 29820
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2240801
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 898755
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £4,014,744
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4807132
- Assets Own Use
- 1307132
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3500000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £12,066,626
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £7,562,337
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £9,311,421
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 7562337
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £5,981,518
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 8821876
- Funds Restricted
- 489545
- Funds Total
- 9311421
- Count Employees
- 325
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 26 June 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 445441
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 20514374
- Income Investments
- 32229
- Income Other
- 35060
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 21027104
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £20,489,303
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 20489303
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 44040
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1697283
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 116481
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,781,083
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4882722
- Assets Own Use
- 1382722
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3500000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -122972
- Assets Other Assets
- £7,955,082
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £3,868,277
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £8,846,555
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 3868277
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £5,814,016
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 8663805
- Funds Restricted
- 182750
- Funds Total
- 8846555
- Count Employees
- 242
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 10 June 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 14312328
- Income Investments
- 12250
- Income Other
- 86387
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 14410965
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £13,838,778
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 13838778
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 42984
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1245370
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 54907
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,823,787
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4145226
- Assets Own Use
- 645226
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3500000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £7,922,488
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £3,758,960
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £8,308,754
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 3758960
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £5,850,314
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 7969013
- Funds Restricted
- 339741
- Funds Total
- 8308754
- Count Employees
- 221
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- AMBITION INSTITUTE
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2012-04-18T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- AMBITION INSTITUTE
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2019-03-15T00:00:00
- Reason
- Funds transferred (incor)
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 4025606
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1116801
- Assoc Charity Name
- FUTURE LEADERS CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 09/03/2012AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 23 NOV 2016 as amended on 28 Nov 2018
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY PROMOTING AND ENCOURAGING HIGH STANDARDS IN TEACHING, PEDAGOGY AND EDUCATION LEADERSHIP.
- Area Of Benefit
- ENGLAND
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 520042
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- TEACHING LEADERS
- Charity Name Id
- 583071
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- AMBITION SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TRUST
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries