Chartered Institute of Fundraising

Analysis

Chartered Institute of Fundraising is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Chartered Institute of Fundraising reported income of £4.4m and spending of £4.6m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £3.9m to £4.4m (+13%), an average of +3.0% a year. 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, Chartered Institute of Fundraising 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 John's Catholic School for the Deaf (£4.4m), The Bridget Espinosa Memorial Trust (£4.5m) and Kew College (£4.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 3.5%. Reserves of £551k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 40 people.