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Further education ED102

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

2,805 charities have been tagged with this tag. This represents 1.39% 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(colleges?|further education)\b

Distribution by size of charity

Income band Charities with tag Percent of all charities
Under £10k 1,059 1.28%
£10k - £100k 716 1.10%
£100k - £250k 247 1.28%
£250k - £500k 136 1.50%
£500k - £1m 91 1.58%
£1m - £10m 270 3.40%
Over £10m 176 9.50%
Total 2,695 1.41%

Distribution by charity regulator

Regulator Charities with tag Percent of all charities
ccew 2,290 1.36%
oscr 354 1.39%
ccni 161 2.26%
Total 2,805 1.39%

Ten largest charities (by income)

Name Latest income
OASIS CHARITABLE TRUST [Charity number: 1026487]
Oasis Charitable Trust is a family of organisations running community Hubs providing holistic support to the communities we serve. Our work includes our Academies programme, youthwork, Chaplaincy services & churches, anti human traffiking campaigning through STOP THE TRAFFIK, Higher Education courses through Oasis College and supported housing through Oasis Aquila Housing.
£238,268,000
AQA EDUCATION [Charity number: 1073334]
The primary purpose of AQA is to advance education for the benefit of the public by the setting, marking and administration of public examinations such as GCSE, A levels and other qualifications. The organisation provides qualifications for UK schools and colleges in order to equip learners with the knowledge and skills they require for the future.
£148,023,897
UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER [Charity number: 525938]
Provision of higher and further education.
£122,701,000
City of Glasgow College [Charity number: SC036198]
To manage and conduct the College. To ensure that the College provides (either by itself or by arrangement with any other person) suitable and efficient further education to the students of the College and in carrying out this duty the Board shall have regard to the provision of education in the area in which the College is situated and to the likely needs of persons wishing to become students of the College. To make such reports or returns and give such information to the Scottish Executive as they may require for the purposes of the exercise of their powers and the performance of their duties under Part I of the 1992 Act. To comply with any directions of a general or specific nature with regard to the discharge of their functions as may be given to the Board by the Scottish Executive under section 21 of the 1992 Act. To publish prescribed information relating to students of the College and disabled staff of the College as may be required by regulations made by the Secretary of State under section 27 of the 1992 Act, provided that published information shall not disclose the name of any student to whom it relates without the prior written consent of such student. To submit to the Funding Council, not later than such date in every financial year as the Council may determine, a college development plan in respect of the College the preparation and content of such plan to conform to the Funding Council guidance. To keep proper accounts and other records conform to the provisions of the Funding Council's Financial Memorandum. When requested to do so by the authority, to provide to the authority as soon as is reasonably practicable such information or advice as the authority may reasonably request from the Board to facilitate the carrying out by the authority of their duty under section 65B of the 1980 Act
£89,571,000
THE KYNGE'S COLLEGE OF OUR LADYE OF ETON BESYDE WINDESORE [Charity number: 1139086]
Eton College was founded by Henry VI in 1440. Today it is an independent boys' boarding school whose charitable purpose is the advancement of education by the provision, support and conduct of a school and ancillary or incidental educational activities for the benefit of students and/or the wider community; and the preservation and maintenance of the College's historic buildings and Collections.
£84,951,000
New College Lanarkshire [Charity number: SC021206]
The advancement of education. The advancement of civic responsibility or community development. The advancement of arts, heritage, culture, or science.
£75,418,000
Edinburgh College [Charity number: SC021213]
The prevention and relief of poverty. The advancement of education. The advancement of religion. The advancement of health. Saving of Lives. The Promotion of religious or racial harmony. The advancement of environmental protection and improvement.
£70,275,000
MACINTYRE CARE [Charity number: 250840]
MacIntyre provides services for adults and children with learning disabilities. These services include schools, colleges, adult learning centres, registered care homes, supported living and other individual support.
£65,883,000
TRINITY COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE [Charity number: 1137604]
Provision, along with the University, of education of the highest standard for some 1100 undergraduate and graduate students; maintaining a Chapel, extensive Library, and substantial buildings; promoting research by its Fellows and students; and making grants to others with similar objects. Although situated in Cambridge, Trinity's members come from a very wide range of areas and backgrounds.
£65,197,000
SRUC [Charity number: SC003712]
The objects for which the Company is established are for the benefit of the public in Scotland and elsewhere to advance education, science and environmental protection and improvement and in furtherance of these purposes the Company will: 4.1.1 equip, carry on, maintain and develop a college or school or schools having for its or their main objects the provision of tertiary education and in particular the teaching, study of, advice on and research into Agriculture, the Environment, the Rural Economy and the Land Based Industries. disseminate the knowledge of Agriculture, the Environment, the Rural Economy and the Land Based Industries and practice and to promote the efficient development of Agriculture, the Environment, the Rural Economy and the Land Based Industries by the provision and the carrying on of the business of advisory, testing and other services (including financial services) to those engaged in Agriculture, the Environment, the Rural Economy and the Land Based Industries. 4.1.2 promote and co-ordinate the teaching and study of, research into, and the provision of advice on Agriculture, the Environment, the Rural Economy and the Land Based Industries and their practice, including co-operation with other persons or bodies, whether public or private and whether individual or corporate or otherwise, and to do so directly or in co-operation with other persons or bodies. 4.1.3 carry on the business of farmers, fish farmers, market gardeners and horticulturalists, silvi-culturalists and arbori-culturalists, food technologists and bio-technologists, bee-keepers, poultry husbanders and any other agricultural and land based activities related to the other objects of the Company. 4.1.4 provide services in the interest of the public or any sector thereof, whether acting under the guidance, instruction or sponsorship of any government department or governmental or quasi-governmental or public agency or body or otherwise
£61,830,000

Ten random charities

Name Latest income
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE ANIMALS NEEDING NURTURING AND ADOPTION [Charity number: 1115238]
THE CHARITY HAS HELPED APPROXIMATELY 800 ANIMALS TO FIND NEW HOMES, BE REHABILITATED OR TO STAY IN LONG-TERM FOSTER HOMES. WE HAVE HELPED MANY MORE WILDLIFE THAN WE EXPECTED ON THE ONSET OF NANNA'S,BATS, HEDGEHOGS, WOODPECKERS, OWLS, FLEDGLINGS, BIRD OF PREY, EVEN ORPHANED FIELD MICE! FUND-RAISING HAS INCLUDED COMMUNTITY CARNIVALS, SHOP COLLECTION.WE HAVE HAD STUDENTS FROM LOCAL SCHOOLS & COLLEGES
£88,873
STOCKBURY WOMEN'S INSTITUTE [Charity number: 1016199]
Monthly meetings with speaker or demonstrator. Craft group and craft dayschools. Denman College Bursary. Support and work within our community. Open meetings. Resolutions. Craft and produce show. Linked with an East Kent WI.
£44
Portglenone Community Workshop And Men's Shed [Charity number: NI107307]
We carry out our purpose by providing a safe and welcoming environment where any member of the community can come to socialise, work on personal or community projects or participate in any of the courses we may offer throughout the year. Members can socialise over a cup of tea while engaging in a game of pool or darts. They can participate in community projects, such as building flower boxes for the town and the local Fold, watering of the flower boxes and baskets around the town and participating in the local festivals. There is also a fully equipped workshop where people can make items or upcycle furniture e.g. bird boxes, dog kennels, flower boxes, picnic tables and summer seats, etc. Some of the activities/classes that members may choose to participate in are: wood turning, slate engraving, basket weaving, guitar tuition, an accredited course in computers run in partnership with the Northern Regional College, photography and yoga. They may also take part in any of the health sessions or workshops, which we either run as part of the activities or on their own. We work with a local chemist where we host a pharmacy project over several weeks addressing topics such as diabetes, stress/anxiety, diet and smoking cessation. Also we have guest speakers from many different health agencies to help educate our members in topics, such as bereavement, mental health/wellbeing,depression, addiction, cancer, heart and stroke as well as others. It is our hope that members will take a proactive approach to their health. If they choose not to take part in some of the discussions, we have a literature stand with information on different topics and where to get help or more information (signposting). The whole concept is to keep people active, both physically and mentally while engaging with other people and other volunteer groups in the area.
£12,630
THE KING'S HALL AND COLLEGE OF BRASENOSE IN OXFORD [Charity number: 1143447]
BRASENOSE IS A COLLEGE WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD, WHOSE OBJECT IS TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, LEARNING, RELIGION AND RESEARCH, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THROUGH THE PROVISION, SUPPORT AND CONDUCT OF A PERPETUAL COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD.
£19,163,000
BRITISH FRIENDS OF MIDRESHET HAROVA [Charity number: 1112243]
The charity continues to receive donations to support the religious education of young women in a college in Jerusalem called "Midreshet Harova".
£40,665
The Arts Society South East Suffolk [Charity number: 1135053]
9 lectures2 Study Days3 visits Donations: East Anglian Children's Hospice, The Children's Ward and School Room at Ipswich Hospital Grants :Annual Sponsorship of Anna Airey prizesAnnual Suffolk New College Student of the year Art prizesSupporting Local Arts Volunteering projects :Holbrook Acadamy wall mural student art project paid for materials.
£8,913
OLD EPSOMIAN CLUB 1952 TRUST FUND [Charity number: 1101820]
Provision of bursaries, out of income, for boys and girls at Epsom College who are sons or daughters of old Epsomians, the payments determined in each case by the committee of the Old Epsomian Club. Financial circumstances are relevant in determining the amount of the bursary.
£61,325
THE DOROTHY MAY EDWARDS CHARITY [Charity number: 1070293]
To give awards to deserving students to commence studies in college
£726
THE CARESWELL FOUNDATION [Charity number: 528393]
To provide financial assistance for the further education of students in Shropshire and the parish of Bobbington and Staffordshire who are under the age of 25 and in need of financial assistance and who are pupils or former pupils of Shrewsbury School, Bridgnorth Endowed School, Secondary Schools for the Donnington area, Adams Grammar School, Idsall School and Thomas Adams School Wem
£13,043
THE SHEFFIELD COLLEGE STUDENTS' TRUST [Charity number: 1146396]
To advance education/relieve financial hardship amongst our students/potential students including the awarding of bursaries, grants, loans or other financial support to enable the advancement of their education, training, personal development; and to advance education amongst former students of through bursaries, grants, loans or other financial support to enable them to further their education.

Last update: January 2, 2024
Created: January 2, 2024