01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 15 August 2022
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £1,736,840
- Latest expenditure
- £71,603
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: 167-169 Great Portland street, 5th Floor, London, W1W 5PF
02 Activities
What the charity does
Education Matters is dedicated to promoting and advancing education for individuals in the UK facing obstacles in accessing educational opportunities. We aim to achieve this by awarding scholarships, maintenance allowances, or grants for educational institutions at all levels (primary, secondary, universities, colleges).
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
- 21 April 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 April 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,736,840
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £71,603
- 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
- 4 May 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,545,997
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £76,460
- Fin Period Start Date
- 15 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 June 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,684,628
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,293
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 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 21 April 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,736,840
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £71,603
- 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
- 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
- 4 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,545,997
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £76,460
- 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
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 15 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 24 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,684,628
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,293
- 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
- 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
- 21 April 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1691817
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 45023
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1736840
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £71,603
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 71603
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 64000
- Expenditure Governance
- 6294
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 6294
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- -273816
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £4,752,401
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4738292
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 4738292
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £102,903
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £88,794
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,752,401
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 39544
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 49250
- Assets Cash
- £102,903
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4752401
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 4752401
- Count Employees
- 0
- Charity Only 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
- 4 May 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1527452
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 18545
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1545997
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £76,460
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 76460
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 69000
- Expenditure Governance
- 5940
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 5940
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 148328
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,360,980
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3305108
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3305108
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £114,042
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £58,170
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,360,980
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 23670
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 34500
- Assets Cash
- £114,042
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3360980
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 3360980
- Count Employees
- 0
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 15 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 24 June 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1684324
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 304
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1684628
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £10,293
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 10293
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 5940
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 5940
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 68780
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,743,115
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1396780
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1396780
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £352,275
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £5,940
- Assets Current Investment
- 296381
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,743,115
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 5940
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £55,894
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1743115
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 1743115
- Count Employees
- 0
- Charity Only 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
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Northern Ireland
- 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
- 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
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 303
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Other Finance
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- EDUCATION MATTERS
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2022-08-15T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 15 Aug 2022
- Charitable Objects
- 3.1.1 FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING) OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE IMPEDED ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING BY:(I) AWARDING TO SUCH PERSONS SCHOLARSHIPS, MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES OR GRANTS TENABLE AT ANY PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OR INSTITUTION OF HIGHER OR FURTHER EDUCATION;(II) PROVIDING FOR THEIR EDUCATION (INCLUDING THE STUDY OF MUSIC OR OTHER ARTS), ALLOWING SUCH PERSONS TO UNDERTAKE TRAVEL IN FURTHERANCE OF THEIR EDUCATION OR TO PREPARE THEM FOR ENTRY INTO ANY OCCUPATION, TRADE OR PROFESSION ON LEAVING ANY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT.
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures