Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 8

Support Score: 5

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 12

TEACH FIRST

Teach First is a charity working for equality of education throughout England and Wales. In order to work towards this the charity is building a movement of leaders who are changing lives within classrooms, schools and across society.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 21 years

www.teachfirst.org.uk

GovernancePlanner@teachfirst.org.uk

02038628000

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/08/22		£67,725	£67,288	£437	£2,531	£12,453	£11,849	2.1	821	831
31/08/21		£70,019	£69,763	£256	£2,535	£12,016	£11,694	2	814	630
31/08/20		£56,526	£56,433	£93	£1,960	£11,760	£11,433	2.4	628	765
31/08/19		£53,077	£57,583	£-4,506	£2,231	£11,667	£11,162	2.3	589	796
31/08/18		£52,718	£57,267	£-4,549	£2,453	£16,173	£15,493	3.2	597	1,740
31/08/17		£61,011	£57,872	£3,139	£2,377	£20,722	£19,637	4.1	543	0
31/08/16		£63,976	£61,489	£2,487	£1,857	£17,583	£16,141	3.2	521	0
31/08/15		£60,568	£57,399	£3,169	£1,682	£15,398	£13,881	2.9	490	0
31/08/14		£50,089	£47,074	£3,015	£1,452	£12,229	£11,771	3	408	0
31/08/13		£25,292	£23,220	£2,072	£1,383	£9,214	£7,661	4	303	0
31/08/12		£21,450	£18,995	£2,454	£1,153	£7,142	£5,457	3.4	216	0
31/08/11		£16,613	£15,320	£1,293	£677	£4,687	£2,787	2.2	188	0
31/08/10		£14,039	£12,608	£1,431	£1,029	£3,394	£2,520	2.4	134	0
31/08/09		£9,459	£7,894	£1,565	£701	£1,964	£1,964	3	86	0
31/08/08		£4,444	£4,397	£48	£1,183	£398	£281	0.8	51	0
31/08/07		£3,385	£3,167	£218	£144	£350	£167	0.6	33	0
31/08/06?		£2,949	£2,922	£26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£1,898	£1,888	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£1,227	£1,328	£-101	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 71%
Liabilities/Income: 46%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 95%
Reserves/Spending: 2.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 0.6

Asset Split ?

What it does

Education/Training
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity

Who works here?

821 employees
831 volunteers

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

How it operates

Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Teach First
£60,000	12/05/2020 6	towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£450,000	07/02/2020	Leading Together
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Teach First
£310,000	02/07/2019 24	Towards core costs of The Difference (hosted by Teach First) to improve outcomes for young people excluded from school and ensure fewer are excluded in the future by addressing policy and promoting ....more Towards core costs of The Difference (hosted by Teach First) to improve outcomes for young people excluded from school and ensure fewer are excluded in the future by addressing policy and promoting inclusive practice.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£253,000	21/06/2017	Ending Educational Inequality in Wales
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Teach First
£150,000	08/12/2016	Futures Programme
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Teach First
£296,108	24/06/2014	Towards Achieve Together, a collaboration between Teach First, Future Leaders and Teaching Leaders which aims to develop a co-ordinated effort between a variety of local stakeholders to raise the ....more Towards Achieve Together, a collaboration between Teach First, Future Leaders and Teaching Leaders which aims to develop a co-ordinated effort between a variety of local stakeholders to raise the attainment of children living in disadvantaged communities.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Teach First
£568,155	01/11/2012	Towards an Ambassador Innovation and Incubation Unit, inspiring a new generation of education social ventures and fostering collective impact on tackling educational disadvantage.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 31-68

ALISON MICHELLE MARIA DUNCAN Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Audit And Assurance Partner

CAROLINE ELIZABETH CARR Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Chief Human Resources Officer

CLARE GILMARTIN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Non Executive Director

DAME VIVIAN HUNT DBE (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Management Consultant, Other trusteeships: Royal Academy Trust, THE BRITISH MUSEUM FRIENDS,

DJAMILA LEILA ANDREA BOOTHMAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Teacher

HELEN WEIR Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director

HUMPHREY WILLIAM BATTCOCK Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeships: THE INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN SCHOOLS, CENTRE FOR HOMELESSNESS IMPACT,

LORD JONATHAN ANDREW KESTENBAUM Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Businessman / Chairman

NABILA JIWA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Regional Executive Principal (Education)

NICHOLAS ROBSON OWEN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Chairman, Other trusteeship: MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT,

PAUL ROBERT GEDDES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Ceo

PROF CAROLE SAMANTHA TWISELTON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Senior Academic, Other trusteeship: NOW TEACH,

RICHARD MARK TAYLOR Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director

SARAH BIBI Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Teacher

TOM HARBOUR Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Ceo

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/07/2003, number: 1098294
Registered at Companies House on 05/07/2002, number: 04478840

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Estyn: Her Majesty's Inspectorate For Education And Training In Wales
Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR05: 114 days late, AR04: 53 days late,

Main office

Teach First
6 Mitre Passage
Greenwich
LONDON
SE10 0ER

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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