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INSTRUCTUS

Registered charity 1144894 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SKILLS CFA

The charitable objective of Instructus is to advance education for the public benefit by promoting qualifications, training and skills.

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Latest income
£2.2m
Latest spending
£2.2m
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the group returned to a surplus of £36,677 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with unrestricted funds increasing to £295,760. Per the trustees' report, cash levels of £365,569 were above the agreed reserve level of £200K, and the board concluded the organisation remains a going concern well beyond the next 12 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £250,000 (held: £296k)
“The board have agreed a reserve level of £200K, rising to £250K at the end of 2025.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: CQM Training and Consultancy Limited, The Springboard Consultancy Limited
“The company has two wholly owned subsidiaries, CQM Training and Consultancy Limited (Company No: 02782477) and The Springboard Consultancy Limited (Company No: 04729410).” — page 36
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by TC Group. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£2.2m
Total spending
£2.2m
Cost of raising funds
£1.5m
Reserves (reported)
£296k
Employees
32

Reported reserves equal ~1.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (63% 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: 67.0% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£2.2m£2.2m
31/07/2024£2.3m£2.3m
31/07/2023£3.1m£3.4m
31/03/2022£2.6m£2.7m
31/03/2021£2.2m£2.7m

Common questions

Is INSTRUCTUS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the group returned to a surplus of £36,677 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with unrestricted funds increasing to £295,760. Per the trustees' report, cash levels of £365,569 were above the agreed reserve level of £200K, and the board concluded the organisation remains a going concern well beyond the next 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by TC Group.

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
CHRIST EMBASSY1£27k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
INSTRUCTUS£2.2m——unclear—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT LIMITED FY2025£479k—0above—no doubt
SKILLS AND EDUCATION GROUP AWARDS LIMITED FY2025£3.0m—0above—no doubt
ENGLISH PROVINCE OF THE BROTHERS OF CHRISTIAN INSTRUCTION FY2025£3.6m—0above—no doubt
TAQWA INSTITUTE FY2025£204kUnder £60,0000within—no doubt
OPEN AWARDS FY2025£2.7m——unclear—no doubt

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