OpenCharities

The Economist Educational Foundation

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1147661
Status
Registered
Registered
June 12, 2012
Legal form
Charitable company

Address

Address
The Adelphi
1-11 John Adam Street
LONDON
WC2N 6HT

Activities

The Charity enables high-quality discussions about the news in, and between, schools. These discussions develop young people's knowledge of current affairs, critical thinking, literacy and confidence. The Charity supports these discussions by providing teacher training and resources, news content and online discussion platforms.

Objects: 3. OBJECTS3.1 The objects of the Charity are to advance the education of children and young people for the public benefit in such ways as the Trustees think fit, and in particular (but without limitation) by: (a) providing educational experiences for children and young people, in particular those who are socially and economically disadvantaged; and (b) producing and making available educational materials about current affairs, key world events, business and finance, science and technology, culture and such other areas as the Trustees think fit; and (save for purposes incidental and ancillary to those objects), no other purposes.

Classification

How
Provides Services
What
Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who
Children/young People

Areas of operation

Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
March 31, 2025 £940,039 £993,205 £614,429 15
March 31, 2024 £897,219 £790,179 £667,595 14
March 31, 2023 £695,390 £724,231 £560,555 14
March 31, 2022 £664,600 £497,590 £589,396 10
March 31, 2021 £598,187 £393,129 £422,386 7

Trustees

Name Appointed
Robert Russell Sinclair Guest (Chair) Sept. 23, 2025
Ashwin Ashok Tirodkar Sept. 16, 2023
Binal Harshad Patel June 26, 2025
Henry John Morey Tricks March 24, 2020
Kikelomo Teresa Grace Agunbiade April 17, 2018
Laura Brown Sept. 16, 2023
Lucy Gwendoline Ashman Sept. 16, 2023