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Education ED

Education is a tag in the UK-CAT classification of charities in the UK. It is part of the Education category.

83,757 charities have been tagged with this tag. This represents 41.16% of all charities.

Keywords to find charities

UK-CAT categories are applied to charities based on a set of keywords, in the form of a regular expression.

The regular expression used to find charities in this tag is:

\b(education(al)?)\b

Distribution by size of charity

Income band Charities with tag Percent of all charities
Under £10k 27,868 39.13%
£10k - £100k 27,991 39.76%
£100k - £250k 9,535 42.52%
£250k - £500k 4,775 43.13%
£500k - £1m 3,183 45.68%
£1m - £10m 4,430 48.26%
Over £10m 1,207 53.67%
Total 78,989 40.82%

Distribution by charity regulator

Regulator Charities with tag Percent of all charities
ccew 68,531 39.94%
oscr 12,468 49.99%
ccni 2,758 39.45%
Total 83,757 41.16%

Ten largest charities (by income)

Name Latest income
University Of Edinburgh [Charity number: SC005336]
The advancement of education. Any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the other preceding purposes.
£1,534,200,000
University Of Glasgow Court [Charity number: SC004401]
The advancement of education. The advancement of health. The advancement of, arts, heritage, culture, or science.
£1,070,400,000
THE BRITISH COUNCIL [Charity number: 209131]
The British Council creates friendly knowledge and understanding between the people of the UK and other countries. We do this by making a positive contribution to the UK and the countries we work with. We reach millions of people across the world, working with over 100 countries in the fields of arts and culture, English language, education and civil society.
£1,010,444,268
British Council [Charity number: SC037733]
(a) promote cultural relationships between the people of the United Kingdom and other countries. (b) develop a wider knowledge of the English language. and (c) encourage educational co-operation between the United Kingdom and other countries, support the advancement of United Kingdom education and education standards overseas, and otherwise promote education.
£1,010,444,268
United Learning LTD [Charity number: 313999]
THE CHARITABLE GROUP PROVIDES EDUCATION THROUGH THE OPERATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS AND THROUGH THE OPERATION OF ACADEMIES ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION AND THE EDUCATION FUNDING AGENCY
£789,957,000
LLOYD'S REGISTER FOUNDATION [Charity number: 1145988]
Lloyd's Register Foundation promotes safety and education. Most of the consolidated income is attributable to the Lloyd's Register Group, a trading group that distributes profit to the Foundation. It is received dividends and not the consolidated trading income that is available to the Foundation. The trading group is a 'Social Investment' that also furthers the Foundation's charitable aims.
£691,735,000
CARDIFF UNIVERSITY [Charity number: 1136855]
The University provides Higher Education to the general public which will also include numerous research activities. For more detail see the Public Benefit Statement within the Annual Financial Statements.
£634,070,682
The Open University [Charity number: SC038302]
The objects of the University shall be the advancement and dissemination of learning and knowledge by teaching and research by a diversity of means such as broadcasting and technological devices appropriate to higher education, by correspondence tuition, residential courses and seminars and in other relevant ways, and shall be to provide education of University and professional standards for its students and to promote the educational well-being of the community generally.
£578,500,000
The Queen's University of Belfast [Charity number: NI101788]
The University provides teaching and research in both a local, a national and international context. It is an autonomous body, established under the Irish Universities Act 1908 and bound by the provisions of its Charter and Statutes.
£489,483,000
THE ORMISTON TRUST [Charity number: 1164358]
Ormiston Trust supports children and their families by way of grants to Ormiston organisations and the sponsorship of Multi Academy Trusts. Four core values underpin our work: Nurture; Empower; Innovate; and Impact.
£436,907,000

Ten random charities

Name Latest income
BORN TO BE BEAUTIFUL [Charity number: 1188397]
Born to be Beautiful empowers women who are held in the grip of poverty and discrimination by teaching marketable vocational skills in beauty therapy. Once trained students are supported to set up their own businesses or finding gainful employment. We operate in Uganda and India.
£5,176
MARPLE & DISTRICT U3A [Charity number: 1109853]
Advances the education of older people and those who are retired from full time work, by all means including associated activities conducive to learning and personal development, in Marple & District and its surrounding locality.
£15,397
MARAHOUE UK [Charity number: 1205703]
1. To advance education in the arts for the public benefit,through events such as dance classes, African conga anddrum classes and cultural classes relating to the Gourocommunity.2. The relief of those in need, by reason of youth, age, illhealth, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantageof those based in the UK and Ivory Coast, by providing asignposting service for such thin
£6,540
Association for Mathematics in Education [Charity number: 1117838]
The Mathematical Association, formed in 1871, works to support and improve the teaching of mathematics. It is represented on all major bodies concerned with mathematics education in the UK and has wide influence through its members, publications and activities. Primary/secondary schools teachers, lecturers in further/higher education, advisers, inspectors, practising mathematicians are members.
£392,000
Scottish Pelvic Floor Network [Charity number: SC051535]
The organisation's purposes are: To improve patient's service in Scotland by: Promoting a uniform approach to continence and pelvic floor reconstruction management. Promote evidence based practice. To raise and set standards of training in pelvic floor function. Establishing a network for clinical exchange of experience and knowledge support worldwide. To establish a network of Urogynaecology/ Urology/ Colo-rectal clinicians, nurses doctors and/or units interested in collaborative clinical research throughout Scotland and beyond. 3. Support members in the process of continuous professional development. 4. To encourage the study and management of pelvic floor function including, but not limited to, urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse and faecal incontinence 5. Undertake new, and promote established, collaborative research projects.
£5,756
FAMILY PASSEL [Charity number: 1199137]
Family Passel is a charity organisation with charitable purposes. The charity supports the community and vulnerable people through various events, discussions, workshops and social inclusion activities. Family passel offers personal advice, referrals, training and education. A faith-based charity that aims to support the community through outreaches, counselling, health and fitness and research.
£32,000
BITTERN PRESS [Charity number: 1202105]
To advance the education of the public in the arts in such ways as the charity trustees think fit.
£72
Humanists International 2020 [Charity number: SC050629]
The advancement of Humanism. The advancement of education and in particular the study of and the dissemination of knowledge about Humanism and about the arts and science as they relate to Humanism. The promotion of equality and non-discrimination and the protection of human rights generally and in particular as it relates to religion and belief. The promotion of understanding between people holding religious and non-religious beliefs so as to advance harmonious cooperation in society. and To do all such other lawful things as are conducive or incidental to furthering or advancing any of the above mentioned objects.
£554,092
ST. CHARLES' HOSPITAL CLINICAL TUTORS FUND [Charity number: 1078278]
Funding medical education
£162
THE ACHOR TRUST [Charity number: 801181]
erection equiping and maintenanceof christian schools and alms houses.
£4,125