Instructus

Analysis

Instructus is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Market Harborough. It was registered in December 2011, 15 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 07066687). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Instructus reported income of £2.2m and spending of £2.2m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £2.2m to £2.2m (-2.3%), an average of -0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income dropped by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Instructus 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 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include European Consortium for Political Research (£2.2m), Satmar Nursery Trust (£2.2m) and West Lodge School Limited (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 63% and charitable activities 37%. Charitable activities took 32% of spending and raising funds 68%. Reserves of £296k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 32 people.