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CANON COLLINS TRUST

Registered charity 1102028 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CANON COLLINS EDUCATIONAL TRUST FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA, THE CANON COLLINS EDUCATIONAL AND LEGAL ASSISTANCE TRUST

We provides educational opportunities for southern Africa through scholarships and community-based projects, building the skills and leadership required to facilitate development in the region, and using our networks to enable development practitioners from all over the region to share their knowledge. We aim in particular to improve access to education for disadvantaged groups.

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Latest income
£758k
Latest spending
£867k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £97,503 for the year, with total income of £757,509 and expenditure of £866,731. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £298,162, which is equivalent to approximately sixteen months of expenses, well above the policy target of six months.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — above the median for charities its size (£60k)
“One employee earned over £60,000 within the £60,000 - £69,999 (including benefits) during the year” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee earned over £60,000 within the £60,000 - £69,999 (including benefits) during the year” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Defence and Aid Fund Limited
“One trustee (Keith Holdt) and the Executive Director (Ivor Baatjes) were directors (councillors) of Defence and Aid Fund Limited. During the year, the Trust received gifts from Defence and Aid Fund Limited of £840” — page 37
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£758k
Total spending
£867k
Cost of raising funds
£145k
Reserves (reported)
£150k
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~2.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 19.2% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Angola · Botswana · Eswatini · Lesotho · Malawi · Mozambique · Namibia · South Africa · Zambia · Zimbabwe

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£758k£867k
31/12/2024£697k£778k
31/12/2023£969k£814k
31/12/2022£1.9m£2.2m
31/12/2021£1.3m£668k

Common questions

Is CANON COLLINS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £97,503 for the year, with total income of £757,509 and expenditure of £866,731. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £298,162, which is equivalent to approximately sixteen months of expenses, well above the policy target of six months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of CANON COLLINS TRUST earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds CANON COLLINS TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CANON COLLINS TRUST as a grant recipient include STEPHEN TAYLOR FOUNDATION, JOFFE CHARITABLE TRUST CIO, ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT, THE GIBBS CHARITABLE TRUSTS.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
STEPHEN TAYLOR FOUNDATIONFY2024£40k
JOFFE CHARITABLE TRUST CIOFY2022£30k
STEPHEN TAYLOR FOUNDATIONFY2025£25k
ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2021£20kOverseas education
THE GIBBS CHARITABLE TRUSTSFY2024£15kInternational
JOFFE CHARITABLE TRUST CIOFY2023£5k
THE GIBBS CHARITABLE TRUSTSFY2023£2kInternational
JOFFE CHARITABLE TRUST CIOFY2024£1k

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE NUFFIELD FOUNDATION1£246k
JEREMY COLLER FOUNDATION1£230k
THE DULVERTON TRUST1£40k
SWEATY BETTY FOUNDATION1£37k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CANNON CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CANON COLLINS TRUST£758k£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
CANNON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£617k—0unclear—no doubt
SWANLAND EDUCATION AFRICA TRUST FY2025£103k—0below—no doubt
Coller Family Foundation FY2025£230k—0below—no doubt
CAUSEWAY EDUCATION LTD FY2025£772k——above—no doubt
CAMBRIDGE EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT TRUST FY2025£200k—0above—not going concern

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.