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speakers for schools

The charity supports children and young people, other charities or voluntary bodies, and other defined groups. Speakers For Schools 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 various other locations.


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

Speakers for Schools helps to arrange connections and engagements between a network of highly respected speakers and state schools throughout the academic year, with a strategic focus of making this as widely available as possible to state schools in England, Wales and Scotland, free of charge.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£6,390,049
Latest Expenditure
£6,379,741

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 97.8%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 97.9%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 2.3%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £5,903,112
Charitable Activities £475,192
Other Trading £0
Investments £11,745
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £6,246,565
Raising Funds £133,176
Governance £11,255
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£6,390,049£6,379,741£6,246,565£1,488,176£956,851112 / 0
2023£7,788,125£8,494,985£8,316,855£1,477,868£1,477,868132 / 1601
2022£8,866,357£7,483,760£7,320,953£2,184,728£2,184,728124 / 753
2021£3,082,990£2,861,846£2,743,598£802,131£800,69759 / 3600
2020£893,382£815,125£815,125£550,987£550,98712 / 1589

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers