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The charity supports children and young people. Ican Charity is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

I CAN provides a combination of specialist therapy and education for children with speech and language difficulties through its Special Schools and Language Development Programmes, to enable children to develop and reach their full potential. We provide information for parents and a programme of courses, conferences, seminars and training to help professionals identify and support these children

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£21,326,000
Latest Expenditure
£20,257,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 91.8%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 96.6%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 4.1%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £3,126,000
Charitable Activities £6,730,000
Other Trading £0
Investments £136,000
Other Income £11,334,000

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £19,568,000
Raising Funds £689,000
Governance £136,000
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£21,326,000£20,257,000£19,568,000£8,513,000£2,521,000295 / 3
2023£10,884,000£11,617,000£11,214,000£7,151,000£2,149,000221 / 10
2022£9,702,000£9,586,000£9,236,000£8,060,000£2,843,000205 / 8
2021£8,680,000£8,524,000£8,085,000£7,468,000£3,647,000187 / 10
2020£7,959,000£8,012,000£7,275,000£6,703,000£3,353,000180 / 32

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers