The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy

Analysis

The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy reported income of £26.1m and spending of £25.1m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £26.6m to £26.1m (-1.8%), an average of -0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ibstock Place School (£26.0m), Ipswich School (£26.1m) and Kingswood School (£25.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 50% and trading 47%. Charitable activities took 62% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £3.3m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 156 people.