Cogent Skills Limited

Analysis

Cogent Skills Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheshire. It was registered in March 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09361100). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2024, Cogent Skills Limited reported income of £20.5m and spending of £19.7m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2024, income grew from £10.3m to £20.5m (+98%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Cogent Skills Limited sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. 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 Princethorpe Foundation (£20.4m), Repton School (£20.5m) and Quadram Institute Bioscience (£20.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £2.7m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 105 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.