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the co-operative college

The charity supports children and young people, people with disabilities, and the general public. The Co-Operative College is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in Manchester and operates in England And Wales.


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

The Co-operative College is an educational charity dedicated to the promotion of co-operative values, ideas and principles within co-operatives, communities and society.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£340,050
Latest Expenditure
£687,709

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 195.8%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 95.6%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 5.7%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £257,266
Charitable Activities £339,121
Other Trading £0
Investments £43,425
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,252,887
Raising Funds £57,931
Governance £16,747
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£340,050£687,7090 / 0
2023£414,423£677,5230 / 0
2022£302,989£676,1520 / 0
2021£462,823£1,204,2750 / 0
2020£639,812£1,310,818£1,252,887£2,860,696£282,00021 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers