ICAN CHARITY — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 9 May 1967
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 00099629
Financial period: 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income: £13,694,690
Latest expenditure: £14,272,472
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 17-21 Wenlock Road, London, N1 7GT

Website recorded by the regulator: https://speechandlanguage.org.uk/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

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

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 10 June 2026
Date Accounts Received: 10 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £13,694,690
Total Gross Expenditure: £14,272,472

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 12 May 2025
Date Accounts Received: 12 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £21,326,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £20,257,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 19 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 19 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £10,884,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,617,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 26 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 26 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £9,702,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,586,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 24 November 2021
Date Accounts Received: 24 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £8,680,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £8,524,000

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2026
Ar Received Date: 10 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £13,694,690
Total Gross Expenditure: £14,272,472
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 7
Count Govt Grants: £13
Income From Government Contracts: 349694
Income From Government Grants: £2,603,028
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 8
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 3
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 2
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 2
Count Salary Band 100001 110000: 1
Count Salary Band 110001 120000: 1
Count Volunteers: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Received Date: 12 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £21,326,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £20,257,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 5
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Contracts: 75000
Income From Government Grants: £473,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 5
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 4
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 19 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £10,884,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,617,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 5
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Contracts: 238000
Income From Government Grants: £310,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 5
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 2
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 2
Count Volunteers: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 26 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £9,702,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,586,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Contracts: 102000
Income From Government Grants: £1,820,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 3
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 2
Count Volunteers: 8

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 24 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £8,680,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £8,524,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £8
Income From Government Grants: £1,971,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 2
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 10

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2026
Ar Received Date: 10 June 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 1180400
Income Other Trading Activities: 85132
Income Charitable Activities: 12407215
Income Investments: 21943
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 13694690
Income Legacies: 98000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £759,669
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £13,512,803
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 14272472
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 98000
Expenditure Support Costs: 2068686
Expenditure Depreciation: 256421
Gain Loss Investment: -18000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,352,105
Assets Total Fixed: 6516212
Assets Own Use: 2185884
Assets Long Term Investment: 4330328
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £5,427,446
Assets Total Liabilities: £3,945,554
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £7,998,104
Creditors One Year Total Current: 3945554
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £2,362,023
Funds Endowment: 3368444
Funds Unrestricted: 4215804
Funds Restricted: 413856
Funds Total: 7998104
Count Employees: 283
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Received Date: 12 May 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 3126000
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 6730000
Income Investments: 136000
Income Other: 11334000
Income Total Income And Endowments: 21326000
Income Legacies: 74000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £689,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £19,568,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 20257000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 136000
Expenditure Support Costs: 1335000
Expenditure Depreciation: 421000
Gain Loss Investment: 293000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,521,000
Assets Total Fixed: 6611000
Assets Own Use: 4349000
Assets Long Term Investment: 2262000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £5,329,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £3,427,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £8,513,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 3427000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £3,665,000
Funds Endowment: 3471000
Funds Unrestricted: 4307000
Funds Restricted: 735000
Funds Total: 8513000
Count Employees: 295
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 19 December 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 2436000
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1227000
Income Investments: 87000
Income Other: 7134000
Income Total Income And Endowments: 10884000
Income Legacies: 55000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £403,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £11,214,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 11617000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 315000
Expenditure Governance: 114000
Expenditure Support Costs: 1011000
Expenditure Depreciation: 360000
Gain Loss Investment: -176000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,149,000
Assets Total Fixed: 7207000
Assets Own Use: 2651000
Assets Long Term Investment: 4556000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,679,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £2,735,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £7,151,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 2735000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £309,000
Funds Endowment: 3247000
Funds Unrestricted: 3360000
Funds Restricted: 544000
Funds Total: 7151000
Count Employees: 221
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 26 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 2210000
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 7412000
Income Investments: 80000
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 9702000
Income Legacies: 167000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £350,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £9,236,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 9586000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 399000
Expenditure Governance: 197000
Expenditure Support Costs: 886000
Expenditure Depreciation: 286000
Gain Loss Investment: 476000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,843,000
Assets Total Fixed: 7792000
Assets Own Use: 2760000
Assets Long Term Investment: 5032000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £3,398,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £3,130,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £8,060,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 3130000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,158,000
Funds Endowment: 3364000
Funds Unrestricted: 4135000
Funds Restricted: 561000
Funds Total: 8060000
Count Employees: 205
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 24 November 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 2282000
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 6314000
Income Investments: 84000
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 8680000
Income Legacies: 151000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £439,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £8,085,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 8524000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 157000
Expenditure Support Costs: 951000
Expenditure Depreciation: 201000
Gain Loss Investment: 609000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £3,647,000
Assets Total Fixed: 6671000
Assets Own Use: 2116000
Assets Long Term Investment: 4555000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £3,938,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £3,141,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £7,468,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 3141000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,960,000
Funds Endowment: 3155000
Funds Unrestricted: 3647000
Funds Restricted: 666000
Funds Total: 7468000
Count Employees: 187
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: ICAN CHARITY
Charity Event Order: 3
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2025-10-21T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 207620
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 207620
Assoc Charity Name: BAWDEN FUND

Charity Name: ICAN CHARITY
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2024-08-13T00:00:00
Reason: Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number: 3953882
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1073392
Assoc Charity Name: THE RAYNERS SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL TRUST

Charity Name: ICAN CHARITY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1967-05-09T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED SEPTEMBER 1908 AS AMENDED 26 JULY 1949, 7 NOVEMBER 1985, 18 SEPTEMBER 1989, 16 SEPTEMBER 1993, 15 SEPTEMBER 1994, 13 JULY 1995, 18 SEPTEMBER 2000, 10 SEPTEMBER 2007 AND 10 SEPTEMBER 2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21 SEP 2016AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27 SEP 2017 as amended on 11 Jun 2024
Charitable Objects: THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SPEECH, LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS FOR ALL CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH A DISABILITY.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 46668
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: I CAN

Charity Name Id: 659886
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: Speech and Language UK

Charity Name Id: 46686
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: ICAN

Charity Name Id: 46664
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: I C A N

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Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order: 1
Regulator Name: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests