Centre for Investigative Journalism Limited

Analysis

Centre for Investigative Journalism Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Comms and Cultural Studies. It was registered in March 2007, 19 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 05471322). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending November 2025, Centre for Investigative Journalism Limited reported income of £529k and spending of £741k, spending 140% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £383k to £529k (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2022, when income rose by 150%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Centre for Investigative Journalism Limited sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The British Contact Lens Association Limited (£527k), The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies (Istd) (£531k) and Early Years @ Lightcliffe (£527k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 51%, donations and legacies 43% and investments 6.2%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £319k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.