Dr Frost Learning

Registered charity 1194954 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DFM LEARNING, DR FROST MATHS

We provide support for the teaching of maths and other national curriculum subjects through the provision of on-line teaching and learning resources. Students can use our platform to learn, and teachers can use it to assess progress. We also provide training and support on how best to use this to teaching staff.

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Latest income

£990k

Latest spending

£1.5m

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £481,561 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £885,707 to £404,146. The trustees consider the year-end reserves of £404,146 to be sufficient, noting this amount is approximately equivalent to four months of forecast expenditure. The charity relies on a mix of subscription income and donations, with a significant portion of subscription revenue received at the beginning of the school year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £400k or approximately 4 months of forecast expenditure (held: £404k)

“the trustees considered that £400k would be an adequate level of unrestricted reserves required at the end of March 2025, which was approximately equivalent to 4 months of forecast expenditure.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£990k

Total spending

£1.5m

Cost of raising funds

£11k

Reserves (reported)

£404k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~3.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (51% 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: 1.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Carol Thornhill
David Griffiths
Kenneth Charles Batty · trustee of 1 other charity
Neil Cosgrove · trustee of 2 other charities
Paul Rissbrook
Philipp Legner

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£990k	£1.5m
31/03/2024	£1.1m	£822k
31/03/2023	£704k	£370k
31/03/2022	£268k	£14k

Common questions

Is Dr Frost Learning financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £481,561 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £885,707 to £404,146. The trustees consider the year-end reserves of £404,146 to be sufficient, noting this amount is approximately equivalent to four months of forecast expenditure. The charity relies on a mix of subscription income and donations, with a significant portion of subscription revenue received at the beginning of the school year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds Dr Frost Learning?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Dr Frost Learning as a grant recipient include PURPOSEFUL VENTURES.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
PURPOSEFUL VENTURES	FY2024	£750k	STEM
PURPOSEFUL VENTURES	FY2025	£450k	Maths Excellence 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
King Charles III Charitable Fund	1	—
AKO FOUNDATION	1	£1.3m
THE MOHN WESTLAKE FOUNDATION	1	£800k
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION	1	£706k
THE DULVERTON TRUST	1	£153k
THE STONE FAMILY FOUNDATION	1	£127k
BERNARD LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£125k
THE SCHRODER FOUNDATION	1	£120k

Charities like this

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

GET FURTHER LTD income £1.6m
REDEARTH EDUCATION income £116k
The Professional Teaching Institute income £1.4m
EDUCATION FOR HEALTH income £1.5m
FYLDE COAST SCITT LIMITED income £186k
THE FOCUS FOUNDATION income £1.6m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Dr Frost Learning	£990k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
GET FURTHER LTD FY2025	£1.6m	—	—	within	—	no doubt
REDEARTH EDUCATION FY2024	£116k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
The Professional Teaching Institute FY2025	£1.4m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
EDUCATION FOR HEALTH FY2025	£1.5m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FYLDE COAST SCITT LIMITED FY2025	£186k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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