CVQO LTD

Registered charity 1115234 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CVQO, Cadet Vocational College · also registered in Scotland as SC039261 (OSCR)

CVQO is accredited by Pearson, City & Guilds and the Institute of Leadership and Management to deliver a wide range of vocational qualifications including the BTEC Level 1, 2 and 3 Diplomas in Teamwork, & Personal Development and Music and up to the equivalent of a Level 7 City & Guilds Membership Master's Level Degree for youth and Adult Instructors in schools and the voluntary sector.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £366,123 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £3,558,992. The charity reports no restricted funds at year-end and holds significant investment assets valued at £3,308,333. The trustees consider the current level of reserves to be reasonable and adequate to continue in operational existence.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

What the charity says about itself

From its own voluntary annual review / impact report — the charity’s account of its work, distinct from the statutory accounts analysed above.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — CVQO (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~11.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (91% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Air Vice-Marshal Ranald Torquil Ian Munro CBE TDVRDL · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dawn Patricia Ward CBE DL · trustee of 1 other charity
• Glyn Richard Potts MBE DL
• John Dowty
• KEITH IAN BALDWIN
• Professor Martin Doel CBE
• Professor Simon John Denny
• Sir Robert George Alexander Balchin · trustee of 1 other charity
• Yui Chit Daniel Chan MBE

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

Operates in: Gibraltar · Guernsey · Jamaica · Jersey · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Funders of similar charities

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Side by side with its peers

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