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CANTO LEARNING LIMITED

Registered charity 1168455 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the education and skills of young people who live with challenges arising from learning, behavioural, emotional or social difficulties by the provision of a specialist learning establishment.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£2.2m
Latest spending
£1.8m
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total reserves of £2,703,735, which the trustees describe as a healthy level sufficient to maintain the charity should activities be curtailed. The organization reported an operating surplus of 16.3% and an accumulated surplus of £1,977,569, indicating strong financial stability and organic growth in student provision.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (56% of income)
“Income from charitable activities was £2,162,236” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: healthy level (held: £2.7m)
“The trustees are satisfied that the amount of reserves remains at a healthy level and is being constantly monitored to ensure the long-term financial stability of the charity. At the balance sheet date, total reserves amounted to £2,703,735.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Mr. A Billingham, a Trustee, is a Partner of Clifford Roberts Chartered Accountants, which provided accountancy services. £4,690 was paid to the firm for services conducted at arm's length by other members.
“The Director, Mr. A. Billingham, is also a Partner of Clifford Roberts Chartered Accountants, who provided accountancy services to the Charity. Included within accountancy costs are amounts totalling £4,690 paid to Clifford Roberts in respect of accountancy services conducted at arm's length by other members of the firm.” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Cottons Accountants LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — CANTO Learning Ltd (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £865k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£2.2m
Total spending
£1.8m
Reserves (reported)
£2.7m
Employees
58

Reported reserves equal ~17.5 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 (98% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£2.2m£1.8m
31/07/2024£1.9m£1.6m
31/07/2023£1.8m£1.5m
31/07/2022£1.5m£1.3m
31/07/2021£1.4m£1.2m

Common questions

Is CANTO LEARNING LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds total reserves of £2,703,735, which the trustees describe as a healthy level sufficient to maintain the charity should activities be curtailed. The organization reported an operating surplus of 16.3% and an accumulated surplus of £1,977,569, indicating strong financial stability and organic growth in student provision. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Cottons Accountants LLP.

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 THALES CHARITABLE TRUST1—
THE INGRAM TRUST1£120k
YORKSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY1£64k
THE WHELER FOUNDATION1£60k
CHK Foundation1£30k
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST1£30k
CML - CHEVRAS MO'OZ LADOL1£27k
JEG TRUST LIMITED1£25k

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CANTO LEARNING LIMITED£2.2m——above—no doubt
CAREDUCATION TRUST LTD FY2025£133k—0unclear—no doubt
COUNTRYSIDE LEARNING FY2025£406kUnder £60,0000unclear2.0%no doubt
POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT FOR LEARNING CIO FY2025£1.2m——unclear—no doubt
REAL CARE LTD FY2025£1.8m——unclear—no doubt
OUR HIDDEN TREASURE FY2025£111k—0unclear—no doubt

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