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Education Charities That specialise in Adult education

Discover 73 Education charities that specialise in adult education. Use the search below to filter within these results.

73
Charities
£19,730,821,908
Total Income
£995,601
Avg Income
91.7%
Program Ratio

Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.

Macintyre Care

Beneficiary group, Education, Housing, Social care

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.

Latest Income: £71,169,000
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Trinity Laban Conservatoire Of Music And Dance

Arts, Education

Specialist, practice-based higher education to equip students for successful careers as performers, composers and choreographers in the fields of music and contemporary dance.Lifelong learning opportunities in dance and music.Outreach and community-based projects.Promotion of research and scholarship to advance the art forms of music and dance.Provision of music and dance performances.

Latest Income: £31,610,789
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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The Marine Society And Sea Cadets

Arts, Associations, Education

Promoting Sea Cadet activity. Supporting the maritime industry. Franchisor and primary support for Sea Cadet units ? local groups constituted as separately registered charities.Supporting the maritime industry through the Marine Society, allowing seafarers access to lifelong learning opportunities, a ships? library service, and the provision of financial support for professional advancement.

Latest Income: £23,562,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Autism Plus Limited

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education

The charity provides Residential and Supported Living services for adults with autism and other disabilities. Other key associated services includes Adult Learning, Employment and Training Programs, and Social Enterprises.

Latest Income: £13,321,701
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Royal College Of Occupational Therapists

Education

The college sets the professional and educational standards for occupational therapy. It provides leadership, guidance and information relating to research and development, education, practice and lifelong learning.

Latest Income: £9,548,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Working Men's College Corporation

Beneficiary group, Education, Society

To provide diverse, enriching and enjoyable lifelong learning, including skills for work, in a supportive environment for adults in Camden and the local area.To provide an inclusive learning environment with all the support necessary to promote equality and diversity, freedom of expression and social responsibility

Latest Income: £7,562,000
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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National Learning And Work Institute

Economic and community development, Education

We are an independent research and development organisation dedicated to promoting lifelong learning, full employment and inclusion

Latest Income: £5,053,000
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Northern College For Residential Adult Education Limited

Education

To advance adult education, particularly by the provision, organisation and arrangement of full-time or part-time courses of study or educational research, whether or not leading to any formal qualifications

Latest Income: £4,713,248
Areas of Operation: Barnsley
Status: Registered
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The Mary Rose Trust

Education, Heritage

To conserve the Mary Rose and her artefacts and display them to a wide audience.To maintain the archives and publish archaeological information and to promote and make accessible, research and knowledge relating to the Mary Rose.To provide world class expertise for maritime archaeology and the conservation of material recovered from underwater.To enable lifelong learning and outreach.

Latest Income: £3,208,481
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Ruskin College

Education

Providing adult education, including long courses and short courses.Providing residential education for adult students in Oxford.Providing bursaries and scholarships to support students.

Latest Income: £3,161,393
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Emerson College Trust Limited

Education, Research

Providing adult education courses inspired by the work and philosophy of Rudolf Steiner

Latest Income: £1,866,815
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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The Trust Of St Benedict's Abbey Ealing

Education, Health, Religion

The charity's activities are centred around the Roman Catholic Benedictine Monastery of Ealing Abbey. They include the busy parish of Ealing Abbey, a non-denominational counselling service which seeks to fill a gap in NHS counselling and a centre for adult education where students study and seek to understand the monastic life.

Latest Income: £1,700,674
Areas of Operation: Ealing
Status: Registered
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York Steiner School Limited

Beneficiary group, Education

The main objective of the charity is to provide education based on the principles of Waldorf Education.The charity runs the York Steiner School for pupils aged 3 - 16 yrs old. It also runs Parent & Child groups and offers adult education.

Latest Income: £1,503,444
Areas of Operation: City Of York
Status: Registered
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Rotunda LTD

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Childcare, Education, Facilities, Health

Rotunda offers an alternative education provision for key stage 4. Adult education. Enabling services volunteer programme. Free Counselling service and peer support. Ofsted registered nursery "Good" and catering facilities.Serviced office space and luxury garden venue for hire

Latest Income: £1,422,771
Areas of Operation: Liverpool City
Status: Registered
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Jami Mosque And Islamic Centre (birmingham) Trustees Limited

Beneficiary group, Education, Religion

Our charity also runs: 1. Muslim marriage registration. 2. Muslim funeral service. 3. Adult education. 4. Female activities. 5. Full-time secondary Islamic school. 6. Supplementary school.

Latest Income: £1,397,980
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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St Clement & St James Community Development Project

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education

Our vision is for everyone in our community to release their potential and live fulfilled lives. We achieve this through education, employment and wellbeing support in a safe and compassionate space. We provide:Employment support for young people and adults;Children and young people's education programmes;Adult Learning courses;Wellbeing and support activities

Latest Income: £1,340,449
Areas of Operation: Kensington And Chelsea
Status: Registered
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Sisters Of Mercy Sunderland

Beneficiary group, Education, Religion, Social welfare

The Community's principal objectives are the furtherance of Roman Catholic and Christian Primary, Secondary & Adult education in the UK and elsewhere. The alleviation of poverty and human suffering and such other activities as Sister Superior shall direct.

Latest Income: £1,279,784
Areas of Operation: Durham
Status: Registered
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The Swedish Folk High School

Education

The Swedish Folk High School is established for the advancement, promotion & furtherance of adult education.

Latest Income: £1,082,384
Areas of Operation: Brighton And Hove
Status: Registered
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Chiltern Open Air Museum Limited

Economic and community development, Education, Heritage

Museum which rescues historic buildings under threat in Chilterns Area and re-erects them within a 45 acre traditional landscape with interpretation for visitors. The buildings range from domestic, agricultural to rural industrial dating from 15c to post WW2. Activities include historical re-enactments, rural craft demos, traditional farming practices with livestock. Lifelong learning is provided.

Latest Income: £951,552
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Tees Valley Wildlife Trust LTD

Economic and community development, Education, Environment, Facilities

Work with local authorities, businesses and others to protect, manage and enhance land for wildlife.Promote lifelong learning in environmental matters through a programme of education and training.Manage its nature reserves.Work with local partners to ensure that wildlife and natural places contribute to the environmental, social and economic regeneration of the Tees Valley.

Latest Income: £708,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Boots Charitable Trust

Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Education

A grant making Trust wholly funded by Boots UK Ltd. The Trust funds charities and voluntary organisations working in the areas of health, lifelong learning, community development and social care.Currently the Trust focuses its giving in the county of Nottinghamshire.

Latest Income: £553,029
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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The Coventry Muslim Community Association Limited

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Economic and community development, Education, Health, Housing, Leisure, Religion, Social care

CMCA Ltd is a community resource centre providing advice and information on welfare rights, housing, immigration and nationality laws individual support sessions and advice on education, training and employment opportunities. Run adult education classes, sports and crafts activities (some for women only) ESOL, health promotion surgeries, creche and full day care nursery - social and cultural event

Latest Income: £552,025
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Action Disability Kensington And Chelsea

Charitable activities, Education

Disability Resource Centre providing, among others, an Advice and Information service, an Advocacy Project, Policy Project, Lifelong Learning Project, Consultation Project and Personal Budgets Project.

Latest Income: £460,948
Areas of Operation: Kensington And Chelsea
Status: Registered
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Speke Training And Education Centre Limited

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education, Social welfare

STEC delivers Community Engagement, Adult and Community Learning, Community Support Projects, Managed Office Space and Business Support on a Social Enterprise basis, to promote inclusion, employability, lifelong learning and sustainability, with focus upon deprived communities in South Liverpool (eg Speke / Garston)

Latest Income: £388,681
Areas of Operation: Liverpool City
Status: Registered
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Ringwood And District Community Association

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education, Facilities, Health, Heritage, Leisure

Adult education classes including languages, art, craft, yoga, exercise, judo, dancing, lip reading, 20 clubs covering interests such as garden, antiques, travel, bridge, art, philately, disabled, blind, also youth and pre-school. Day schools in music, archaeology, history, astronomy. 100 affiliated organisations many of which meet at Greyfriars, social functions including quizzes, cinema, suppers

Latest Income: £344,537
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many adult-education education charities are there in the UK?

There are 73 registered adult-education education charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the adult-education education charities by income?

United Learning LTD is the largest by latest reported annual income (£790.0m). Notable peers are listed on this page; the full ranking is available by sorting the results by highest income.

What is the combined annual income of adult-education education charities?

Adult-education education charities reported a combined annual income of £19.7bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.

What is a typical program ratio for adult-education education charities?

Across all adult-education education charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 91.7%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.

What is the average annual income of adult-education education charities?

Adult-education education charities have an average annual income of £996k. The distribution is heavily skewed: a small number of large charities account for most sector income, while the majority report under £100k a year.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are sourced from the Charity Commission for England and Wales public register, refreshed weekly. Derived metrics (program ratio, efficiency) are calculated by Charity Finder using the formulas documented on the data sources page.