Institute for the Future of Work

Analysis

Institute for the Future of Work is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 11263261). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Institute for the Future of Work reported income of £993k and spending of £1.0m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £350k to £993k (+183%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 134%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Institute for the Future of Work 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 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Goldhill Play Association (£993k), The Western Charitable Foundation (£995k) and Ben Amram Charitable Trust (£993k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.3%. Reserves of £381k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.