The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology

Analysis

The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology reported income of £3.1m and spending of £3.8m, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £2.9m to £3.1m (+7.5%), an average of +1.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Belmont School (Feldemore) Educational Trust Limited (£3.1m), The Radley Foundation (£3.1m) and The Thomson Foundation (£3.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 83%, investments 13% and donations and legacies 3.6%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £7.2m would cover about 22 months of spending at that rate. It employed 28 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.