Cbuk26

Analysis

Cbuk26 is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Loudwater. It was registered in August 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02926446). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Cbuk26 reported income of £4.2m and spending of £4.4m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £2.4m to £4.2m (+79%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Cbuk26 sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Old Buckenham Hall (Brettenham) Educational Trust Ltd (£4.2m), The Reach Foundation (£4.2m) and Bernard Lewis Family Charitable Trust (£4.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 72%, trading 17% and charitable activities 11%. Charitable activities took 67% of spending and raising funds 31%. Reserves of £3.8m would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 77 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.