Centre for Governance and Scrutiny

Analysis

Centre for Governance and Scrutiny is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05133443). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Centre for Governance and Scrutiny reported income of £704k and spending of £603k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £618k to £704k (+14%), an average of +3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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 Governance and Scrutiny sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include London Metropolitan University Students' Union (£704k), The English and Media Centre (£706k) and North Humberside Motor Trades Group Training Association (£703k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 62%, donations and legacies 36% and trading 2.5%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £360k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.