The Abdo College of Education

Analysis

The Abdo College of Education is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Canterbury. It was registered in July 2001, 25 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 04086997). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Abdo College of Education reported income of £3.2m and spending of £3.4m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.1m to £3.2m (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Abdo College of Education sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Isle of Wight Railway Company Limited (£3.2m), Marlborough College Foundation (£3.2m) and Hollygirt School (£3.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 28 people.