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facing history and ourselves

The charity supports children and young people and the general public. Facing History And Ourselves is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Facing History & Ourselves uses lessons of history to challenge teachers and their students to stand up to bigotry and hatred. The curriculum resources and training combine academic rigour, emotional engagement and ethical reflection so that students learn to engage in civil discourse, learn critical thinking skills and develop civic agency to help create a more inclusive and empathetic society.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£379,216
Latest Expenditure
£475,395

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 70.2%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 94.3%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 7.8%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £540,687
Charitable Activities £14,753
Other Trading £0
Investments £0
Other Income £2,779

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £391,764
Raising Funds £23,565
Governance £8,924
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£379,216£475,3950 / 0
2023£558,219£415,329£391,764£636,350£553,4076 / 0
2022£356,077£344,1420 / 0
2021£473,080£333,5090 / 10
2020£572,499£451,606£451,606£341,954£329,4545 / 8

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers