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Registered charity · No. 1078088

Education for Life

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Education for Life is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty.

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What are the key facts about Education for Life?

Reported income · year ending 2025-04-30
£230,858
Reported spending · year ending 2025-04-30
£244,867
Registered charity number
1078088
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Other
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Carnforth
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Education for Life (number 1078088) 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 for Life do?

Our aim is to work within and alongside the local community, establishing education, of a social and academic nature for both children and adults, to ensure that children have the opportunity to learn to read, write, understand basic number work and also attain social skills, including understanding the need for health, hygiene and cleanliness.

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

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Education for Life

Answers Education for Life gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 April 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Education for Life's highest-paid staff paid?

Education for Life's annual return for the year ending 30 April 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 Education for Life 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

Education for Life's annual return for the year ending 30 April 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Kenya

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Other Defined Groups.

Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals.

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 Education for Life registered for?

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Why is there no Clarity Score for Education for Life yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Education for Life. 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 for Life a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Education for Life as a registered charity (number 1078088) 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 for Life's charity number?
Education for Life's charity number is 1078088. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1078088?
Search 1078088 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 for Life do?
Our aim is to work within and alongside the local community, establishing education, of a social and academic nature for both children and adults, to ensure that children have the opportunity to learn to read, write, understand basic number work and also attain social skills, including understanding the need for health, hygiene and cleanliness.
Does Education for Life have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Education for Life. 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 for Life?
Education for Life's website listed in our register data is http://www.educationforlife.net. 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 for Life's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Education for Life's annual return for the year ending 30 April 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 Education for Life?
The register records Education for Life 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 Education for Life's trustees paid?
Education for Life's annual return for the year ending 30 April 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Education for Life registered as a charity?
Education for Life was entered on the register on 8 November 1999.

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.