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.
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Macintyre Care
Beneficiary group, Education, Housing, Social careMacIntyre 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.
Trinity Laban Conservatoire Of Music And Dance
Arts, EducationSpecialist, 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.
The Marine Society And Sea Cadets
Arts, Associations, EducationPromoting 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.
Autism Plus Limited
Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, EducationThe 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.
Royal College Of Occupational Therapists
EducationThe 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.
Working Men's College Corporation
Beneficiary group, Education, SocietyTo 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
National Learning And Work Institute
Economic and community development, EducationWe are an independent research and development organisation dedicated to promoting lifelong learning, full employment and inclusion
The Northern College For Residential Adult Education Limited
EducationTo 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
The Mary Rose Trust
Education, HeritageTo 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.
Ruskin College
EducationProviding adult education, including long courses and short courses.Providing residential education for adult students in Oxford.Providing bursaries and scholarships to support students.
The Emerson College Trust Limited
Education, ResearchProviding adult education courses inspired by the work and philosophy of Rudolf Steiner
The Trust Of St Benedict's Abbey Ealing
Education, Health, ReligionThe 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.
York Steiner School Limited
Beneficiary group, EducationThe 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.
Rotunda LTD
Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Childcare, Education, Facilities, HealthRotunda 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
Jami Mosque And Islamic Centre (birmingham) Trustees Limited
Beneficiary group, Education, ReligionOur 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.
St Clement & St James Community Development Project
Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, EducationOur 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
Sisters Of Mercy Sunderland
Beneficiary group, Education, Religion, Social welfareThe 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.
The Swedish Folk High School
EducationThe Swedish Folk High School is established for the advancement, promotion & furtherance of adult education.
Chiltern Open Air Museum Limited
Economic and community development, Education, HeritageMuseum 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.
Tees Valley Wildlife Trust LTD
Economic and community development, Education, Environment, FacilitiesWork 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.
Boots Charitable Trust
Charitable activities, Economic and community development, EducationA 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.
The Coventry Muslim Community Association Limited
Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Economic and community development, Education, Health, Housing, Leisure, Religion, Social careCMCA 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
Action Disability Kensington And Chelsea
Charitable activities, EducationDisability Resource Centre providing, among others, an Advice and Information service, an Advocacy Project, Policy Project, Lifelong Learning Project, Consultation Project and Personal Budgets Project.
Speke Training And Education Centre Limited
Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education, Social welfareSTEC 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)
Ringwood And District Community Association
Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education, Facilities, Health, Heritage, LeisureAdult 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
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.