Institute of Materials Finishing

Analysis

Institute of Materials Finishing is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in January 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00498619). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Institute of Materials Finishing reported income of £134k and spending of £133k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £113k to £134k (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Institute of Materials Finishing sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stockton Lane Pre-School (£134k), Heather Playgroup (Leics) (£134k) and Lancaster, Ripley Church of England Educational Trust (£134k).