Positive Behaviour Support for Learning CIO
Analysis
Positive Behaviour Support for Learning CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kenton Harrow. It was registered in November 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Positive Behaviour Support for Learning CIO reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.1m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £95k to £1.2m (+1188%), an average of +89% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 268%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Positive Behaviour Support for Learning CIO sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Onwards & Upwards (£1.2m), Red Balloon Learner Centre Cambridge (£1.2m) and everyFAMILY Limited (£1.2m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93% and donations and legacies 6.8%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £287k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 22 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 6.8%
- Charitable activities 93%
In the charity's own words
The objectives of charity are:(1) To advance the education of children and young people with a diagnosis of autism and those with moderate to severe learning disabilities in particular by:(a) establishing an independent specialist secondary school;(b) providing training programmes for carers;(c) conducting an outreach programme to support specialist and mainstream schools.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Onwards & Upwards | London | £1.2m |
| Red Balloon Learner Centre Cambridge | Cambridge | £1.2m |
| everyFAMILY Limited | Bristol | £1.2m |
| The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport | London | £1.2m |