ICAN CHARITY
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
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
Latest income
£13.7m
Expenditure
£14.3m
Financial year end
2025-08-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £8.7m | £8.5m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £9.7m | £9.6m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £10.9m | £11.6m | |
| 2024-08-31 | £21.3m | £20.3m | |
| 2025-08-31 | £13.7m | £14.3m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-08-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £1.2m |
| Charitable activities | £12.4m |
| Trading | £85k |
| Investment income | £22k |
| Total income | £13.7m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £13.5m |
| Raising funds | £760k |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £98k |
| Total expenditure | £14.3m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £2.4m |
| Total funds | £8.0m |
| — restricted | £414k |
| — unrestricted | £4.2m |
| — endowment | £3.4m |
| Total assets | £8.0m |
| Cash | £2.4m |
People
| Employees | 283 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
Who it helps
- Children/young People
How it works
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.