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workers' educational association

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, and the general public. Workers' Educational Association is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in London and operates in England 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

Promote adult and general education by stimulating and responding to the demand for liberal education, providing for the needs of working class adults and of those who are socially, economically or educationally disadvantaged, providing educational programmes in the community and in the workplace, furthering the advancement of education for all and promoting the effectiveness of similar charities.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£32,705,088
Latest Expenditure
£28,746,513

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 84.0%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 95.6%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 1.2%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £39,299
Charitable Activities £30,891,367
Other Trading £0
Investments £1,726,458
Other Income £47,964

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £27,474,513
Raising Funds £0
Governance £354,278
Grants to Institutions £2,045,203
Other Expenditure £1,272,000

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£32,705,088£28,746,513£27,474,513£18,461,000£4,218,000736 / 750
2023£27,475,000£26,121,000£25,032,000£14,900,000£7,671,000859 / 1260
2022£28,487,000£27,660,000£27,010,000£13,994,000£8,989,000966 / 1932
2021£30,309,000£25,455,000£24,917,000£13,600,000£13,600,0001004 / 1932
2020£28,842,056£27,880,744£27,016,744£9,101,739£4,142,4671266 / 1893

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers