Ican Charity

Analysis

Ican Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1967, 59 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 00099629). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Ican Charity reported income of £13.7m and spending of £14.3m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £8.7m to £13.7m (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 96%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Ican Charity sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. 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 Bootham School (£13.7m), Hymers College (£13.7m) and Hereford Cathedral School (£13.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 91% and donations and legacies 8.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £98k. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 5.3%. Reserves of £2.4m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 283 people.