The Construction Sector Transparency Initiative

Analysis

The Construction Sector Transparency Initiative is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08159144). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Construction Sector Transparency Initiative reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.9m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £642k to £1.9m (+192%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Construction Sector Transparency Initiative sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Society for Respiratory Viruses (£1.9m), The Cleft Lip and Palate Association (£1.9m) and Connected Voice (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £331k. Reserves of £28k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate.