Canto Learning Limited

Analysis

Canto Learning Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northampton. It was registered in July 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10094184). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Canto Learning Limited reported income of £2.2m and spending of £1.8m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £2.2m (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Canto Learning Limited 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 Age Concern Kingston Upon Thames (£2.2m), Cambridge House and Talbot (£2.2m) and The Varrier-Jones Foundation (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and trading 1.3%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £2.7m would cover about 17 months of spending at that rate. It employed 58 people.