The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK

Analysis

The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Corby. It was registered in October 1991, 35 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 02629347). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK reported income of £5.4m and spending of £5.2m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £3.8m to £5.4m (+42%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rydal Penrhos Limited (£5.4m), Mayville High School Limited (£5.4m) and Aberdour School Educational Trust (£5.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 87%, donations and legacies 11% and investments 1.5%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.3%. Reserves of £2.6m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 52 people.