CONNIE ROTHMAN LEARNING TRUST

Registered charity 1171812 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as POWER LEARNERS

Education, including full time programmes for vulnerable and excluded students, those needing help after school, tutoring and mentoring for young carers and other vulnerable groups

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Latest income

£1.6m

Latest spending

£1.2m

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £1,789,994, with the trustees noting that £330,000 would be needed in the event of ceasing activities. The charity generated a net income of £365,194 and reported positive cash flows from operations of £407,882. The trustees confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Over £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)

“Five members of staff earned over £60,000 in the year (2024 - 3).” — page 17

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 5

“Five members of staff earned over £60,000 in the year (2024 - 3).” — page 17

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of the operations budget (held: £1.8m)

“Surplus funds are those funds not required for the operation of CRLT programmes, most notably Connie Rothman School and Approach Learning, including resources required for the benefit of students and those funds, according to the Reserves Policy, required for three months of the operations budget.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Carter & Coley Limited. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Employees paid over £60,000: 3 (FY2024) → 5 (FY2025).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income

£1.6m

Total spending

£1.2m

Cost of raising funds

£48k

Reserves (reported)

£330k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~3.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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: 3.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

EDWIN DEARLOVEchair
Dr Arvid Thorkeldsen
Dr Jonathan Branney
Jean Alain Henri Moocarme
KATHERINE ROTHMAN
Phil Mitchell

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

Operates in: Bournemouth · Dorset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£1.6m	£1.2m
31/08/2024	£1.4m	£1.0m
31/08/2023	£1.1m	£823k
31/08/2022	£1.0m	£616k
31/08/2021	£973k	£803k

Common questions

Is CONNIE ROTHMAN LEARNING TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £1,789,994, with the trustees noting that £330,000 would be needed in the event of ceasing activities. The charity generated a net income of £365,194 and reported positive cash flows from operations of £407,882. The trustees confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Carter & Coley Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of CONNIE ROTHMAN LEARNING TRUST earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Over £60,000 band, and 5 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds CONNIE ROTHMAN LEARNING TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CONNIE ROTHMAN LEARNING TRUST as a grant recipient include TALBOT VILLAGE TRUST, THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATION, THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
TALBOT VILLAGE TRUST	FY2022	£50k
THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATION	FY2023	£10k	Grants approved
THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATION	FY2023	£3k
THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATION	FY2022	£3k
THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATION	FY2022	£529

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	07/07/2020	£10k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE THALES CHARITABLE TRUST	1	—
THE NUFFIELD FOUNDATION	1	£246k
OSMANI TRUST	1	£96k
THE ESSEX AND SOUTHEND SPORTS TRUST	1	£50k
The Portal Trust	1	£40k
THE DULVERTON TRUST	1	£40k
SWEATY BETTY FOUNDATION	1	£37k
CML - CHEVRAS MO'OZ LADOL	1	£27k

Charities like this

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

CAREDUCATION TRUST LTD income £133k
THE HUMANITARIAN TRUST income £240k
CANTO LEARNING LIMITED income £2.2m
CARLTON EDUCATIONAL CHARITY income £152k
CAUSEWAY EDUCATION LTD income £772k
LEYTON ORIENT TRUST income £1.6m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CONNIE ROTHMAN LEARNING TRUST	£1.6m	Over £60,000	5	above	—	no doubt
CAREDUCATION TRUST LTD FY2025	£133k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE HUMANITARIAN TRUST FY2025	£240k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CANTO LEARNING LIMITED FY2025	£2.2m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
CARLTON EDUCATIONAL CHARITY FY2024	£152k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CAUSEWAY EDUCATION LTD FY2025	£772k	—	—	above	—	no doubt

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