Educational Opportunity Foundation (number 314286) 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 Educational Opportunity Foundation do?
The Foundation seeks to enhance the lives of people throughout the world by promoting the advancement of opportunity for education, that is the physical, intellectual, moral, religious and spiritual development of the whole person regardless of ethnicity, nationality or religious belief. It makes grants for educational projects principally to organisations and institutions.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Educational Opportunity Foundation
Answers Educational Opportunity Foundation 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 Educational Opportunity Foundation's highest-paid staff paid?
Educational Opportunity Foundation'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.
Where does Educational Opportunity Foundation's money come from?
Educational Opportunity Foundation reported £639k total income for the year ending 31 December 2025. The largest sources were investments £611k (96%), donations and legacies £28k (4%).
Investments£611k · 96%
Donations and legacies£28k · 4%
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register does not record Educational Opportunity Foundation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Educational Opportunity Foundation'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
Previous names on the register
The British and Foreign School Society
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales · Scotland · Northern Ireland
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Organisations.
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.
Linked funds and trusts
The register records these funds under parent charity number 314286. They are not counted as separate charity registrations in this directory. Check each linked record for its purposes.
What causes is Educational Opportunity Foundation registered for?
Education/training
Why is there no Clarity Score for Educational Opportunity Foundation yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Educational Opportunity Foundation.
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Is Educational Opportunity Foundation a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Educational Opportunity Foundation as a registered charity (number 314286) 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 Educational Opportunity Foundation's charity number?
Educational Opportunity Foundation's charity number is 314286. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 314286?
Search 314286 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 Educational Opportunity Foundation do?
The Foundation seeks to enhance the lives of people throughout the world by promoting the advancement of opportunity for education, that is the physical, intellectual, moral, religious and spiritual development of the whole person regardless of ethnicity, nationality or religious belief. It makes grants for educational projects principally to organisations and institutions.
Does Educational Opportunity Foundation have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Educational Opportunity 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 Educational Opportunity Foundation?
Educational Opportunity Foundation's website listed in our register data is http://educationalopportunity.org.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 Educational Opportunity Foundation's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Educational Opportunity Foundation'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.
Where does Educational Opportunity Foundation's money come from?
Educational Opportunity Foundation reported £639k total income for the year ending 31 December 2025. The largest sources were investments £611k (96%), donations and legacies £28k (4%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Educational Opportunity Foundation?
The register does not record Educational Opportunity Foundation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Educational Opportunity Foundation's trustees paid?
Educational Opportunity Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Educational Opportunity Foundation previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Educational Opportunity Foundation: The British and Foreign School Society.
When was Educational Opportunity Foundation registered as a charity?
Educational Opportunity Foundation was entered on the register on 6 April 1964.