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The Education and Training Foundation

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The Education and Training Foundation is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, economic/community development/employment.

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What are the key facts about The Education and Training Foundation?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£20,397,000
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£21,004,000
Registered charity number
1153859
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
157-197 Buckingham Palace Road
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Not recorded
Website
www.etfoundation.co.uk

Quick answer

The Education and Training Foundation (number 1153859) 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 The Education and Training Foundation do?

The Foundation was established by and for the education and training sector. Our vision is for all education and training to be of the highest quality and result in the greatest impact for learners, employers, communities and the economy. We are doing this by enhancing professionalism, getting behind staff in colleges and training providers, and supporting them to achieve their own objectives.

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

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Education and Training Foundation

Answers The Education and Training Foundation gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are The Education and Training Foundation's highest-paid staff paid?

The Education and Training Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 23 employees paid more than £60,000, including 4 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £150,001–£200,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£150,001–£200,0001
£120,001–£130,0001
£110,001–£120,0002
£90,001–£100,0002
£80,001–£90,0003
£70,001–£80,0001
£60,001–£70,00013

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

Where does The Education and Training Foundation's money come from?

The Education and Training Foundation reported £20m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £20m (98%), investments £313k (2%), trading and fundraising events £39k (0%).

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£20m · 98%
  • Investments£313k · 2%
  • Trading and fundraising events£39k · 0%

Does The Education and Training Foundation receive government funding?

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

The Education and Training Foundation 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 The Education and Training Foundation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

The Education and Training Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 March 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
08540597 (Companies House)
Also known as
The Foundation, the E T Foundation
Previous names on the register
Education and Training Foundation
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; People With Disabilities; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals; Makes Grants To Organisations; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body.

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 The Education and Training Foundation registered for?

Education/trainingEconomic/community Development/employment

Why is there no Clarity Score for The Education and Training Foundation yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Education and Training Foundation. 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

What should you check before donating to The Education and Training Foundation?

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Frequently asked questions

Is The Education and Training Foundation a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Education and Training Foundation as a registered charity (number 1153859) 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 The Education and Training Foundation's charity number?
The Education and Training Foundation's charity number is 1153859. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1153859?
Search 1153859 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 The Education and Training Foundation do?
The Foundation was established by and for the education and training sector. Our vision is for all education and training to be of the highest quality and result in the greatest impact for learners, employers, communities and the economy. We are doing this by enhancing professionalism, getting behind staff in colleges and training providers, and supporting them to achieve their own objectives.
Does The Education and Training Foundation have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Education and Training Foundation. 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 The Education and Training Foundation?
The Education and Training Foundation's website listed in our register data is http://www.etfoundation.co.uk. 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 The Education and Training Foundation's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Education and Training Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 23 employees paid more than £60,000, including 4 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £150,001–£200,000 (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 The Education and Training Foundation's money come from?
The Education and Training Foundation reported £20m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £20m (98%), investments £313k (2%), trading and fundraising events £39k (0%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Education and Training Foundation?
The register does not record The Education and Training Foundation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are The Education and Training Foundation's trustees paid?
The Education and Training Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 March 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 The Education and Training Foundation previously called?
The register lists this previous name for The Education and Training Foundation: Education and Training Foundation.
When was The Education and Training Foundation registered as a charity?
The Education and Training Foundation was entered on the register on 19 September 2013. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 08540597).

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.