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school of hard knocks

The charity supports children and young people and other defined groups. School Of Hard Knocks is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in Edinburgh and operates in England And Wales and Scotland.


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

School of Hard Knocks uses sport and other challenging activities to help participants re-engage with school or find employment. All of our courses seek to develop a sense of citizenship and work towards improvement in mental and physical health and wellbeing. Other objectives include: Reduced crime, money management, career planning, increased confidence and increased personal responsibility.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,345,094
Latest Expenditure
£1,324,168

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 78.8%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 80.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 21.1%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £480,747
Charitable Activities £648,352
Other Trading £215,670
Investments £0
Other Income £325

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,059,283
Raising Funds £264,885
Governance £13,949
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2025£1,345,094£1,324,168£1,059,283£118,311£118,31123 / 0
2024£1,518,232£1,545,622£1,393,660£97,385£97,38532 / 0
2023£1,779,731£1,838,592£1,595,277£124,775£124,7750 / 3
2022£1,555,527£1,538,191£1,326,153£183,636£171,38925 / 3
2021£1,107,746£1,036,279£925,883£166,300£149,40522 / 2

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers