Institute for Government

Analysis

Institute for Government is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06480524). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Institute for Government reported income of £6.9m and spending of £6.5m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £5.5m to £6.9m (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Institute for Government sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% 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 Age UK Northumberland (£6.8m), The Institute for War and Peace Reporting (Iwpr) (£6.9m) and Queen Margaret's School, York Limited (£6.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 80%, charitable activities 18% and trading 1.2%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Reserves of £4.4m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 58 people.