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Education Development Trust

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Education Development Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training.

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What are the key facts about Education Development Trust?

Reported income · year ending 2025-08-31
£73,836,000
Reported spending · year ending 2025-08-31
£75,264,000
Registered charity number
270901
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Highbridge House
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Not recorded
Website
www.educationdevelopmenttrust.com

Quick answer

Education Development Trust (number 270901) 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 Education Development Trust do?

The Charity seeks to advance education for the public benefit. To this end, we provide advice and consultancy services on education matters to governments and others, we teach, we provide counselling and guidance to young people and adults, we undertake or commission educational research and we provide training and support for educators.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Education Development Trust

Answers Education Development 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 Education Development Trust's highest-paid staff paid?

Education Development Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports 86 employees paid more than £60,000, including 14 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £250,001–£300,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£250,001–£300,0001
£200,001–£250,0001
£150,001–£200,0003
£140,001–£150,0001
£130,001–£140,0002
£120,001–£130,0003
£110,001–£120,0002
£100,001–£110,0001
£90,001–£100,0008
£80,001–£90,00015
£70,001–£80,00017
£60,001–£70,00032

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does Education Development Trust's money come from?

Education Development Trust reported £74m total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £73m (98%), investments £1.1m (2%).

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£73m · 98%
  • Investments£1.1m · 2%

Does Education Development Trust receive government funding?

The annual return does not answer this question for Education Development Trust. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.

Education Development Trust reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register does not record Education Development Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

Education Development Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for acting as a trustee). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
00867944 (Companies House)
Also known as
Cfbt; Cfbt Education Services
Previous names on the register
Cfbt Education Trust; The Centre for British Teachers
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales · Australia · Bangladesh · Brunei · Egypt · India · Jordan · Kenya

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies.

Reported activities: Makes Grants To Organisations; Provides Human Resources; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research.

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.

Linked funds and trusts

The register records these funds under parent charity number 270901. They are not counted as separate charity registrations in this directory. Check each linked record for its purposes.

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What causes is Education Development Trust registered for?

Education/training

Why is there no Clarity Score for Education Development Trust yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Education Development Trust. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is Education Development Trust a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Education Development Trust as a registered charity (number 270901) 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 Education Development Trust's charity number?
Education Development Trust's charity number is 270901. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 270901?
Search 270901 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 Education Development Trust do?
The Charity seeks to advance education for the public benefit. To this end, we provide advice and consultancy services on education matters to governments and others, we teach, we provide counselling and guidance to young people and adults, we undertake or commission educational research and we provide training and support for educators.
Does Education Development Trust have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Education Development 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 Education Development Trust?
Education Development Trust's website listed in our register data is http://www.educationdevelopmenttrust.com/. 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 Education Development Trust's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Education Development Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports 86 employees paid more than £60,000, including 14 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £250,001–£300,000 (1 employee). 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 Education Development Trust's money come from?
Education Development Trust reported £74m total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £73m (98%), investments £1.1m (2%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Education Development Trust?
The register does not record Education Development Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Education Development Trust's trustees paid?
Education Development Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for acting as a trustee). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
What was Education Development Trust previously called?
The register lists these previous names for Education Development Trust: Cfbt Education Trust; The Centre for British Teachers.
When was Education Development Trust registered as a charity?
Education Development Trust was entered on the register on 20 February 1976. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 00867944).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.