BritDB

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)

NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH IN ENGLAND AND WALES(THE)

ActiveCompany 00900899United Kingdom
Bulk record snapshot1 AUG 2026Source details →

Registered office

THE MERE, UPTON PARK, SLOUGH, BERKS, SL1 2DQ
Incorporated15 March 1967
Company age59 years

TXT In plain English

Company description

BritDB description

NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH IN ENGLAND AND WALES(THE) is a UK company whose Companies House status is “Active” and whose registered company type is “PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)”. Incorporated on 15 March 1967; registered for 59 years; registered office reported in SLOUGH, BERKS. Its primary declared activity is 85590 · Other education n.e.c..

This BritDB profile also contains linked public records: 1 PSC record, 1 charity record, 22 procurement records. This description is assembled from public data, is not a reliability assessment, and should be checked against the cited sources before a legally significant decision.

Prepared from public dataChecked 1 September 2026 · 11 profile sources connected
How this description is built →
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01 Company overview

Identity and registration

Snapshot 1 August 2026
Official name
NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH IN ENGLAND AND WALES(THE)
Company number
00900899
Company type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Status
Active
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Dissolution date
Not supplied
Accounts category
FULL
Mortgage charges
5 total · 2 outstanding · 3 satisfied
Limited partnership members
0 general · 0 limited
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A registered office is not necessarily a trading location. The address is reproduced from the Companies House bulk record and should be interpreted in that legal context.

02 Filing dates

Accounts and statements

Companies House
AccountsBulk record

Last accounts made up to

31 March 2025

Next accounts due

31 December 2026
Confirmation statementBulk record

Last statement made up to

8 October 2025

Next statement due

22 October 2026
Filing source and official link →

BritDB does not infer overdue status when the source does not state it.

03 Workforce reporting

Gender pay gap

Reporting year 2025–2026
Employer size250 to 499
Median hourly gap1.5%
Mean hourly gap6.4%
Submitted1 April 2026
Submission deadline5 April 2026
Submission timingSubmitted by deadline
Median bonus gap
Not supplied
Mean bonus gap
Not supplied
Women receiving bonus
0.0%
Men receiving bonus
0.0%
Women in top quartile
61.0%
Women in upper middle quartile
72.0%
Women in lower middle quartile
76.0%
Women in lower quartile
73.0%
Earlier reporting years (8)
  1. 250 to 4998.7% median hourly gap
  2. 250 to 4994.3% median hourly gap
  3. 250 to 4995.7% median hourly gap
  4. 250 to 4994.6% median hourly gap
  5. 250 to 4990.0% median hourly gap
  6. 250 to 4994.6% median hourly gap
  7. 250 to 4990.0% median hourly gap
  8. Less than 2502.9% median hourly gap
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Positive gaps mean men were paid more; negative gaps mean women were paid more. These figures are employer-reported and describe the workforce distribution, not equal pay for the same job. The company link uses the exact Companies House number supplied by the service.

04 Supplier payments

Payment practices and performance

Period to 30 September 2019
Average time to pay13.0 days
Paid within 30 days99.0%
Paid after 60 days0.0%
Not paid within terms0.0%
Reporting period
1 April 2019 – 30 September 2019
Filed
31 October 2019
Shortest standard term
30 days
Longest standard term
Not supplied
E-invoicing offered
Yes
Supply-chain finance
Not offered
Payment codes
No
Construction retentions
No qualifying construction contracts
Complete reported payment fields
Policy regime
Regime-1
Financial period started
Not supplied
Qualifying contracts
Yes
Payments made
Yes
Invoice value paid outside agreed terms
£0
Invoices paid in 31–60 days
1.0%
Invoices unpaid due to dispute
0.0%
Maximum contractual payment period
30 days
Supplier-list charging policy
No
Supplier-list charges made
No
Reported terms and dispute process
  1. Standard payment terms

    Our standard payment terms are within 30 days

  2. Dispute resolution process

    We seek to arrive at a negotiated settlement based on the contract in place, the facts of the matter from both sides and the service provided.We may hold an invoice for payment whilst awaiting a credit note from that supplier.

Earlier payment reports (3 shown)
  1. Average time not suppliedLate-payment rate not supplied
  2. 13.0 average days to pay0.0% outside terms
  3. 11.0 average days to pay0.0% outside terms
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05 Global legal identity

Legal Entity Identifier

Snapshot 31 August 2026
ISSUED · ACTIVE

NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH IN ENGLAND AND WALES(THE)

LEI 213800NNT76XRKIURG85 · jurisdiction GB

Legal form
4GJI
Entity category
GENERAL
Entity created
15 March 1967
Initial LEI registration
21 July 2017
LEI last updated
14 March 2026
Next renewal
18 November 2026
Managing LOU
529900T8BM49AURSDO55
Other legal names
N F E R NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH; THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH IN ENGLAND AND WALES
Legal address
THE MERE, UPTON PARK, SLOUGH, GB-BKM, SL1 2DQ, GB
Headquarters address
THE MERE, UPTON PARK, SLOUGH, GB-BKM, SL1 2DQ, GB

GLEIF parent-reporting exceptions

LEI 213800NNT76XRKIURG85

DIRECT ACCOUNTING CONSOLIDATION PARENT

NATURAL_PERSONS

LEI 213800NNT76XRKIURG85

ULTIMATE ACCOUNTING CONSOLIDATION PARENT

NATURAL_PERSONS

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06 Public procurement

Contracts Finder awards

Exact GB-COH links
active · 28 June 2024

Delivery of National Reference Tests from 2025

Ofqual · ocds-b5fd17-fefe0a12-6b81-49a4-a0e5-06bbc856a9e8

Supplier named in award
The National Foundation for Educational Research in England and
Award value
£12,998,997
Contract period
2 September 2024 – 31 August 2032
Published
24 July 2024
Procedure
Restricted procedure
Main CPV
80200000
Source release ID
ocds-b5fd17-fefe0a12-6b81-49a4-a0e5-06bbc856a9e8-2024-07-24T17:45:06+01:00
active · 3 November 2023

Enrichment Partnerships Pilot Evaluation

Department for Culture, Media and Sport · ocds-b5fd17-65207828-e73e-48e7-b738-078b45f19787

Supplier named in award
National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER)
Award value
£319,939
Contract period
6 November 2023 – 31 March 2025
Published
18 December 2023
Procedure
Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
Main CPV
79419000
Source release ID
ocds-b5fd17-65207828-e73e-48e7-b738-078b45f19787-2023-12-18T14:45:25Z
active · 10 August 2023

Research, Impact and Learning Framework

The Education and Training Foundation · ocds-b5fd17-3e5900ae-9912-43fe-bc3d-8f115d4eaaf8

Supplier named in award
NFER
Award value
−£0.02
Contract period
15 August 2023 – 30 June 2027
Published
16 August 2023
Procedure
Open procedure
Main CPV
73000000
Source release ID
ocds-b5fd17-3e5900ae-9912-43fe-bc3d-8f115d4eaaf8-2023-08-16T17:45:06+01:00
active · 10 August 2023

Research, Impact and Learning Framework

The Education and Training Foundation · ocds-b5fd17-3e5900ae-9912-43fe-bc3d-8f115d4eaaf8

Supplier named in award
NFER
Award value
£0.01
Contract period
15 August 2023 – 30 June 2027
Published
16 August 2023
Procedure
Open procedure
Main CPV
73000000
Source release ID
ocds-b5fd17-3e5900ae-9912-43fe-bc3d-8f115d4eaaf8-2023-08-16T17:45:06+01:00
active · 9 November 2022

Evaluation of the National Tutoring Programme (NTP) Year 3 Proj_7118 con_17347

Department for Education · ocds-b5fd17-43a871a6-b17a-4f11-bff0-1d778fbccd64

Supplier named in award
National Foundation for Educational Research
Award value
£348,449
Contract period
9 November 2022 – 31 May 2024
Published
16 November 2022
Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
Main CPV
73300000
Source release ID
ocds-b5fd17-43a871a6-b17a-4f11-bff0-1d778fbccd64-2022-11-16T15:13:48Z
active · 2 December 2021

What Works in Education Technology, Stage 3 - Deep Dive - Remote Education (con_13021)

Department For Education · ocds-b5fd17-e3f728b7-9d03-46ae-b522-1e6aa748c625

Supplier named in award
National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER)
Award value
£57,880
Contract period
16 December 2021 – 31 March 2022
Published
17 February 2022
Procedure
Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
Main CPV
73000000
Source release ID
ocds-b5fd17-e3f728b7-9d03-46ae-b522-1e6aa748c625-2022-02-17T18:13:10Z
active · 23 May 2021

Item Writing Framework 2021-2025 con 10611 con 10612 con 10613

Department for Education · ocds-b5fd17-e56c3f06-9a56-4dea-b01a-59f0eaa6ffb2

Supplier named in award
National Foundation for Educational Research
Award value
£4,000,000
Contract period
1 April 2021 – 31 March 2024
Published
15 December 2022
Procedure
Open procedure (above threshold)
Main CPV
80000000
Source release ID
ocds-b5fd17-e56c3f06-9a56-4dea-b01a-59f0eaa6ffb2-2022-12-15T17:24:55Z
active · 10 March 2021

SMC-2021-18 Data for Social Mobility Contract (NFER) (con_7991)

Department For Education · ocds-b5fd17-f084e4b2-b204-4955-bb1a-e6bb9e7b84c6

Supplier named in award
National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER)
Award value
£28,984
Contract period
10 March 2021 – 30 September 2021
Published
7 April 2021
Procedure
Competitive quotation (below threshold)
Main CPV
73000000
Source release ID
ocds-b5fd17-f084e4b2-b204-4955-bb1a-e6bb9e7b84c6-2021-04-07T09:04:39+01:00
active · 3 January 2020

CR19067 NFER Teachers Voice

UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · ocds-b5fd17-a823efdf-e8c5-4ddc-a616-0ef1fdf517c5

Supplier named in award
NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH IN ENGLAND AND WALE
Award value
£61,171
Contract period
6 January 2020 – 27 February 2020
Published
16 February 2021
Procedure
Single tender action (below threshold)
Main CPV
73200000
Source release ID
ocds-b5fd17-a823efdf-e8c5-4ddc-a616-0ef1fdf517c5-2021-02-16T17:10:19Z
active · 22 November 2019

Item Writing Framework KS2 Science Call Off STA 0128-25

Department For Education · ocds-b5fd17-c88cb298-a024-4c7e-88a4-66abcd794089

Supplier named in award
NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH IN ENGLAND AND WALE
Award value
£37,997
Contract period
20 January 2020 – 4 November 2020
Published
13 May 2020
Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
Main CPV
80000000
Source release ID
ocds-b5fd17-c88cb298-a024-4c7e-88a4-66abcd794089-2020-05-13T08:32:38+01:00
active · 5 November 2019

Governance Investigative Research

Department For Education · ocds-b5fd17-bf6a55ea-1e22-4266-8bfe-d1821bfb56a7

Supplier named in award
NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH IN ENGLAND AND WALE
Award value
£219,269
Contract period
6 November 2019 – 30 June 2020
Published
13 January 2020
Procedure
Open procedure (below threshold)
Main CPV
73000000
Source release ID
ocds-b5fd17-bf6a55ea-1e22-4266-8bfe-d1821bfb56a7-2020-01-13T11:04:25Z
active · 9 September 2019

2020 Key Stage 2 National Curriculum Science Sampling Test and Technical Pre-Test Administration

Department For Education · ocds-b5fd17-27043c20-f0f8-4f41-8393-a8bb08f82b9f

Supplier named in award
NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH IN ENGLAND AND WALE
Award value
£2,131,382.37
Contract period
23 September 2019 – 30 November 2020
Published
6 November 2019
Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
Main CPV
80000000
Source release ID
ocds-b5fd17-27043c20-f0f8-4f41-8393-a8bb08f82b9f-2019-11-06T12:42:16Z
active · 1 September 2019

Item Writing Framework KS2 Reading Call Off STA 0128-24

Department For Education · ocds-b5fd17-b6dc2588-a6b9-4df8-a01e-cd27a6f21c5e

Supplier named in award
NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH IN ENGLAND AND WALE
Award value
£187,909
Contract period
16 September 2019 – 7 December 2020
Published
26 May 2020
Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
Main CPV
80000000
Source release ID
ocds-b5fd17-b6dc2588-a6b9-4df8-a01e-cd27a6f21c5e-2020-05-26T10:42:04+01:00
active · 30 May 2019

CR19023 Teacher Voice Omnibus

UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · ocds-b5fd17-78b6f5cb-aedd-4f40-bad7-a2a815120ed6

Supplier named in award
NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH IN ENGLAND AND WALE
Award value
£22,575
Contract period
31 May 2019 – 18 July 2019
Published
16 July 2019
Procedure
Single tender action (below threshold)
Main CPV
73200000
Source release ID
ocds-b5fd17-78b6f5cb-aedd-4f40-bad7-a2a815120ed6-2019-07-16T11:42:35+01:00
active · 1 November 2018

Teacher Workload Survey 2019

Department For Education · ocds-b5fd17-6ea3719b-0c54-4277-9cdd-9aef3903b497

Supplier named in award
NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH IN ENGLAND AND WALE
Award value
£99,992
Contract period
8 November 2018 – 31 October 2019
Published
19 March 2021
Procedure
Open procedure (below threshold)
Main CPV
73000000
Source release ID
ocds-b5fd17-6ea3719b-0c54-4277-9cdd-9aef3903b497-2021-03-19T11:40:44Z
active · 28 August 2018

Key stage 2 science sampling outcomes analysis - 2018

Department For Education · ocds-b5fd17-f064d4cc-1c28-4860-ac1a-535bf880c948

Supplier named in award
National Foundation For Educational Research In England And Wale
Award value
£44,672
Contract period
3 September 2018 – 31 January 2019
Published
19 September 2018
Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
Main CPV
73000000
Source release ID
ocds-b5fd17-f064d4cc-1c28-4860-ac1a-535bf880c948-2018-09-19T14:28:34+01:00
active · 15 June 2018

Reception Baseline Assessment in England

Department For Education · ocds-b5fd17-03c47385-1466-40ba-9f0e-f7203dd89311

Supplier named in award
National Foundation For Educational Research In England And Wale
Award value
£9,800,000
Contract period
18 June 2018 – 31 August 2022
Published
23 May 2019
Procedure
Open procedure (above threshold)
Main CPV
80100000
Source release ID
ocds-b5fd17-03c47385-1466-40ba-9f0e-f7203dd89311-2019-05-23T15:41:55+01:00
active · 15 June 2018

Reception Baseline Assessment in England

Department For Education · ocds-b5fd17-03c47385-1466-40ba-9f0e-f7203dd89311

Supplier named in award
National Foundation For Educational Research
Award value
£9,800,000
Contract period
18 June 2018 – 31 August 2022
Published
23 May 2019
Procedure
Open procedure (above threshold)
Main CPV
80100000
Source release ID
ocds-b5fd17-03c47385-1466-40ba-9f0e-f7203dd89311-2019-05-23T15:41:55+01:00
active · 13 June 2018

Trialling Framework

Department For Education · ocds-b5fd17-e10c1682-e300-4cc1-a411-e02419222f11

Supplier named in award
National Foundation For Educational Research In England And Wale
Award value
£40,100,000
Contract period
14 June 2018 – 14 June 2022
Published
14 December 2018
Procedure
Open procedure (above threshold)
Main CPV
80000000
Source release ID
ocds-b5fd17-e10c1682-e300-4cc1-a411-e02419222f11-2018-12-14T10:46:07Z
active · 31 August 2017

STA Assessment without Levels Research

Department For Education · ocds-b5fd17-a7e3c904-2cfb-48f1-8aee-316f0d2f8ecd

Supplier named in award
National Foundation For Educational Research In England And Wale
Award value
£71,489
Contract period
1 September 2017 – 31 January 2018
Published
26 July 2018
Procedure
Open procedure (below threshold)
Main CPV
73000000
Source release ID
ocds-b5fd17-a7e3c904-2cfb-48f1-8aee-316f0d2f8ecd-2018-07-26T12:17:24+01:00
active · 22 April 2017

KS2 Reading Hard texts

Department For Education · ocds-b5fd17-c6d41861-4e40-4fd3-a6ab-75c933958cbb

Supplier named in award
NFER
Award value
£81,533
Contract period
22 May 2017 – 31 December 2017
Published
23 January 2018
Procedure
Other - Other Call-off Agreement
Main CPV
80000000
Source release ID
ocds-b5fd17-c6d41861-4e40-4fd3-a6ab-75c933958cbb-2018-01-23T10:42:32Z
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07 Ownership and control

People with significant control

Snapshot 25 August 2026
Current records1
Ceased records0
PSC source and official link →
PSC statementCurrent

No individual or entity with signficant control

Notified
28 October 2016
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08 Charity register

Charity Commission links

Snapshot 25 August 2026
Registered charity 313392

THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH IN ENGLAND AND WALES

Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
3 November 1965
Latest income
£19,214,000
Latest expenditure
£22,857,000
  • Provides Services
  • Other Defined Groups
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The General Public/mankind
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Education/training

The Foundation conducts research in all or any matters affecting education,widely disseminates the results of and related services educational research and collects and exchanges educational ideas, especially related to research.

Source details and official record →
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09 Northern Ireland charity register

CCNI exact company links

Snapshot 25 August 2026
CCNI

No unambiguous company-number link found

The CCNI source number did not resolve uniquely to this Companies House record. BritDB did not use a name or address match.

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CCNI publishes company numbers without a jurisdiction prefix. BritDB links only when the plausible padded UK and NI candidates resolve to exactly one Companies House company.

10 Sanctions screening

UK Sanctions List

Report 28 August 2026
UKSL

No exact business-registration-number link found

The imported UK Sanctions List did not supply this Companies House number as a UK-linked business identifier. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.

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No exact link is not sanctions clearance. UK restrictions can apply through ownership or control even where an entity is not separately named. Always use the current official list and obtain appropriate advice for a legally significant decision.

11 Public procurement

Find a Tender links

Snapshot 22 August 2026
Awarded supplier

Digital Outcomes and Specialists 7

Crown Commercial Service · updated 21 July 2026

Tender value
£12,000,000,000
Awards
4
Open →
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12 Environmental register

Environment Agency waste registrations

Snapshot 25 August 2026
EA

No exact company-number registration linked

The licensed Environment Agency subset did not contain this exact Companies House number. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.

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13 Nature of business

Standard Industrial Classification

SIC 2007

14 Connected public record

Checks beyond the company register

Partial coverage
CCEW

Charity Commission

1 exact company-number link.

Checked
CCNI

Northern Ireland charities

0 unambiguous company-number links.

Checked
FTS

Public contracts

1 procurement process linked by exact GB-COH identifier.

Checked
EA

Waste register

0 exact company-number registrations.

Checked
GZ

Corporate notices

The Gazette is not yet connected.

Not checked
UKSL

UK Sanctions List

No exact business-registration-number link in this report.

Checked
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A checked source with no exact link is not a clean bill of health. Unchecked sources remain unknown, while sanctions may also apply through ownership or control of a listed person or entity.

15 Record timeline

Dates in the bulk record

3 events
  1. Confirmation statement

    Latest confirmation statement made up to this date

  2. Accounts

    Latest accounts made up to this date

  3. Incorporation

    Company incorporated

16 Provenance

Sources for this profile

11 sources
CH
Companies House Free Company Data Product

Identity, address, status, dates, SIC, previous names and mortgage totals.

Snapshot 1 August 2026→ GPG
UK Gender Pay Gap Service

Annual employer reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.

9 reporting years→ PPR
UK Payment Practices Reporting

Statutory supplier-payment reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.

4 reports shown→ LEI
GLEIF LEI Golden Copy

Global legal identities linked through Companies House registration authority RA000585.

1 exact LEI→ CF
Contracts Finder OCDS

Historic awards linked by exact source-supplied GB-COH company identifier.

21 exact awards→ PSC
Companies House PSC snapshot

Current and ceased significant-control records joined by exact company number.

Snapshot 25 August 2026→ CCEW
Charity Commission Register of Charities

Daily England and Wales extract matched only by the official company registration number.

Snapshot 25 August 2026→ CCNI
Northern Ireland Register of Charities

Daily CCNI export with company links only where the source number resolves unambiguously.

0 exact links→ UKSL
UK Sanctions List

Complete FCDO list checked by exact UK-linked business registration number.

Checked 28 August 2026→ FTS
Find a Tender OCDS data

Procurement parties checked only through exact GB-COH identifiers.

1 exact process→ EA
Environment Agency waste register

Licensed subset linked only by exact Companies House number.

0 exact registrations→
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Other registers

Financial regulation and licences.

Not checked yet—

Companies House, Charity Commission, OSCR and UK Sanctions List information is public-register data. BritDB reproduces and organises it with source-specific limits; official external links are kept on the dedicated source pages.