The Institute of Quarrying

Analysis

The Institute of Quarrying is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derbyshire. It was registered in November 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00606601). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Institute of Quarrying reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.5m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £611k to £1.4m (+135%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 120% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Institute of Quarrying sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include York Minster Fund (£1.4m), Environmental Defense Fund UK (£1.4m) and Colchester Archaeological Trust Limited (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 50%, charitable activities 25%, investments 21% and donations and legacies 2.8%. Charitable activities took 73% of spending and raising funds 23%. Reserves of £3.3m would cover about 26 months of spending at that rate. It employed 23 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.