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The Federal Trust for Education and Research

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The Federal Trust for Education and Research is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training.

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What are the key facts about The Federal Trust for Education and Research?

Reported income · year ending 2025-12-31
£12,673
Reported spending · year ending 2025-12-31
£23,403
Registered charity number
272241
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
London
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

The Federal Trust for Education and Research (number 272241) 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 Federal Trust for Education and Research do?

Research; conferences; publications; briefing material; lectures.

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

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Federal Trust for Education and Research

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

How much are The Federal Trust for Education and Research's highest-paid staff paid?

The Federal Trust for Education and Research's annual return for the year ending 31 December 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.

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

The register records The Federal Trust for Education and Research as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

The Federal Trust for Education and Research's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
01269848 (Companies House)
Also known as
Federal Trust
Previous names on the register
The Federal Trust for Education and Research Limited
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales · Scotland

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Other Defined Groups; The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: 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.

What causes is The Federal Trust for Education and Research registered for?

Education/training

Why is there no Clarity Score for The Federal Trust for Education and Research yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Federal Trust for Education and Research. 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 The Federal Trust for Education and Research a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Federal Trust for Education and Research as a registered charity (number 272241) 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 Federal Trust for Education and Research's charity number?
The Federal Trust for Education and Research's charity number is 272241. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 272241?
Search 272241 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 Federal Trust for Education and Research do?
Research; conferences; publications; briefing material; lectures.
Does The Federal Trust for Education and Research have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Federal Trust for Education and Research. 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 Federal Trust for Education and Research?
The Federal Trust for Education and Research's website listed in our register data is http://www.fedtrust.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 Federal Trust for Education and Research's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Federal Trust for Education and Research's annual return for the year ending 31 December 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.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Federal Trust for Education and Research?
The register records The Federal Trust for Education and Research as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are The Federal Trust for Education and Research's trustees paid?
The Federal Trust for Education and Research's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was The Federal Trust for Education and Research previously called?
The register lists this previous name for The Federal Trust for Education and Research: The Federal Trust for Education and Research Limited.
When was The Federal Trust for Education and Research registered as a charity?
The Federal Trust for Education and Research was entered on the register on 18 November 1976. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 01269848).

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.