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Teach A Man To Fish UK Limited

Also known as: Teach a Man to Fish

Teach A Man To Fish supports schools to provide a more relevant education, through enterprise, empowering young people to succeed in work and in life. Our core programme, the School Enterprise Challenge, guides schools in how to set up a profitable business as an education platform for teaching young people key work & life skills.. NOTE: We do not provide grant funding to other organisations.

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Activities & Mission

Teach A Man To Fish supports schools to provide a more relevant education, through enterprise, empowering young people to succeed in work and in life. Our core programme, the School Enterprise Challenge, guides schools in how to set up a profitable business as an education platform for teaching young people key work & life skills.. NOTE: We do not provide grant funding to other organisations.

Areas of Operation

Where this charity is registered to operate, as self-declared to the Charity Commission. These are regulatory classifications, not a list of active programmes, and don't necessarily indicate fundraising activity in each location.

Show all 12 areas of operation

Financial Information

Latest Income
£732,489
Latest Expenditure
£776,583

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 100.8%
% of income going directly to charitable activities

Higher than 75% of UK Beneficiary group charities with income £100K to £1M (sample: 3459). How is this calculated?

Overall Efficiency 95.1%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Higher than 35% of UK Beneficiary group charities with income £100K to £1M. How is this calculated?

Administrative Ratio 5.7%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Lower overhead than 30% of UK Beneficiary group charities with income £100K to £1M. (Lower overhead is generally read as more efficient.) How is this calculated?

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £569,501
Charitable Activities £161,904
Other Trading £0
Investments £571
Other Income £513

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £738,341
Raising Funds £38,242
Governance £6,255
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

As filed with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Most recent filing covers the financial year ending 2024.

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024
£732,489
£776,583£738,341£424,963£266,45922 / 11
2023
£759,501
£899,268£832,384£472,933£321,13626 / 53
2022
£928,996
£865,620£804,009£653,110£417,53630 / 5
2021
£1,089,523
£1,126,673£1,094,909£589,734£360,30444 / 8
2020
£1,093,908
£1,104,919£1,042,846£626,884£376,37135 / 6

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Frequently asked questions about Teach A Man To Fish UK Limited

What does Teach A Man To Fish UK Limited do?

Teach A Man To Fish supports schools to provide a more relevant education, through enterprise, empowering young people to succeed in work and in life. Our core programme, the School Enterprise Challenge, guides schools in how to set up a profitable business as an education platform for teaching young people key work & life skills.. NOTE: We do not provide grant funding to other organisations.

How much income did Teach A Man To Fish UK Limited report in 2024?

Teach A Man To Fish UK Limited reported total income of £732k and reported expenditure of £777k for the financial year ending 2024, based on the most recent annual return filed with the Charity Commission.

How efficient is Teach A Man To Fish UK Limited?

Teach A Man To Fish UK Limited has a program ratio of 100.8%, meaning that share of its income goes directly to charitable activities. This is higher than 75% of UK Beneficiary group charities with income £100K to £1M (sample of 3459 charities). See our methodology for how this is calculated.

When was Teach A Man To Fish UK Limited registered as a charity?

Teach A Man To Fish UK Limited was registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales on 12 January 2006 as charity number 1112699. It has been registered for 20 years.

Who runs Teach A Man To Fish UK Limited?

Teach A Man To Fish UK Limited is governed by a board of 7 trustees. The chair of trustees is Paul Ellingstad. Trustees are legally responsible for the charity's governance and are listed in full on its profile.

Where does Teach A Man To Fish UK Limited operate?

Teach A Man To Fish UK Limited operates across 12 areas, including Congo (Democratic Republic), Guatemala, Honduras and 9 others. The full list is shown on its profile.

Is Teach A Man To Fish UK Limited a registered charity?

Yes — Teach A Man To Fish UK Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, charity number 1112699.

Details

Address
UNIT F5
89-93 FONTHILL ROAD
LONDON
N4 3JH
Registration Date
12 January 2006
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
4019470
Charity Number
1112699

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Trustees

Paul Ellingstad Chair
HUGH JOHNSON
Jack McMahon
Meera Jayantkumar Pau Mehta
Nadia Costanzo
Nicholas Jonathan Kafka
Sarah McMillan

Sectors & Classifications

Also Known As

  • Teach a Man to Fish

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