Nocn

Analysis

Nocn is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in March 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03829217). It says it provides services, acts as an umbrella or resource body and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Nocn reported income of £20.1m and spending of £19.6m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £14.8m to £20.1m (+36%), an average of +8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Nocn sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Principal and Fellows of Somerville College (£20.0m), The United World College of the Atlantic Limited (£20.2m) and King Edward's School Bath (£20.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £5.6m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 317 people.