The Institute of Commercial Management Limited

Analysis

The Institute of Commercial Management Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ringwood. It was registered in March 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03031779). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Institute of Commercial Management Limited reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.2m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £1.5m to £1.1m (-28%), an average of -8.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, The Institute of Commercial Management Limited sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil (£1.1m), Community Action Redbridge (£1.1m) and The Centre for Innovation in Voluntary Action (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93% and investments 2.7%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £691k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 24 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.