Armed Forces Education Trust (number 1167682) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Armed Forces Education Trust do?
To provide grants to support children and young people whose education has been effected by their parents service in the UK Armed Forces.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Armed Forces Education Trust
Answers Armed Forces Education Trust gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 August 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Armed Forces Education Trust's highest-paid staff paid?
Armed Forces Education Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does Armed Forces Education Trust's money come from?
Armed Forces Education Trust reported £545k total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £544k (100%), donations and legacies £1,000 (0%).
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£544k · 100%
Donations and legacies£1,000 · 0%
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register does not record Armed Forces Education Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Armed Forces Education Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Previous names on the register
Forces Children Education Trust
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales · Scotland
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Other Defined Groups.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals; Makes Grants To Organisations.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Armed Forces Education Trust registered for?
Education/training
Why is there no Clarity Score for Armed Forces Education Trust yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Armed Forces Education Trust.
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Is Armed Forces Education Trust a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Armed Forces Education Trust as a registered charity (number 1167682) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Armed Forces Education Trust's charity number?
Armed Forces Education Trust's charity number is 1167682. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1167682?
Search 1167682 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Armed Forces Education Trust do?
To provide grants to support children and young people whose education has been effected by their parents service in the UK Armed Forces.
Does Armed Forces Education Trust have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Armed Forces Education Trust. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Armed Forces Education Trust?
Armed Forces Education Trust's website listed in our register data is http://www.armedforceseducation.org. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Armed Forces Education Trust's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Armed Forces Education Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Armed Forces Education Trust's money come from?
Armed Forces Education Trust reported £545k total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £544k (100%), donations and legacies £1,000 (0%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Armed Forces Education Trust?
The register does not record Armed Forces Education Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Armed Forces Education Trust's trustees paid?
Armed Forces Education Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Armed Forces Education Trust previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Armed Forces Education Trust: Forces Children Education Trust.
When was Armed Forces Education Trust registered as a charity?
Armed Forces Education Trust was entered on the register on 16 June 2016.