National Council for the Training of Journalists

Analysis

National Council for the Training of Journalists is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in September 1993, 33 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 02720630). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, National Council for the Training of Journalists reported income of £2.0m and spending of £2.1m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £3.9m to £2.0m (-48%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 99%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, National Council for the Training of Journalists sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Parayhouse School (£2.0m), Solefield School Educational Trust Limited (£2.0m) and Carleton House Preparatory School Limited (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 70%, donations and legacies 23%, investments 4.3% and charitable activities 2.7%. Charitable activities took 45% of spending and raising funds 54%. Grants to other organisations totalled £101k. Reserves of £1.9m would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 17 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.