Institute for Strategic Dialogue
Analysis
Institute for Strategic Dialogue is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06581421). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Institute for Strategic Dialogue reported income of £5.2m and spending of £5.0m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £6.8m to £5.2m (-24%), an average of -6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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 Strategic Dialogue sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% 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 St George's School, Edgbaston (£5.2m), The Council of the Inns of Court (£5.2m) and Sandroyd School Trust Limited (£5.1m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 71% and donations and legacies 28%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £660k. Reserves of £834k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 39 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 28%
- Charitable activities 71%
- Investments 0.3%
In the charity's own words
AN INDEPENDENT THINK TANK WORKING WITH LEADERS IN GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS, MEDIA AND ACADEMIA TO DEVELOP MULTI-COUNTRY RESPONSES TO THE MAJOR SECURITY AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHALLENGES OF OUR TIME AND TO ENHANCE EUROPE'S CAPACITY TO ACT EFFECTIVELY IN THE GLOBAL ARENA. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE RESEARCH, SPECIALISED TASK FORCES, HIGH LEVEL POLICY BRIEFINGS AND CROSS BORDER NETWORKS.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| St George's School, Edgbaston | Birmingham | £5.2m |
| The Council of the Inns of Court | London | £5.2m |
| Sandroyd School Trust Limited | Salisbury | £5.1m |
| The Lucy Faithfull Foundation | Bromsgrove | £5.2m |