The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies (Istd)
Analysis
The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies (Istd) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1967, 59 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 00496821). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending June 2025, The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies (Istd) reported income of £531k and spending of £507k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £366k to £531k (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies (Istd) sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Centre for Investigative Journalism Limited (£529k), Keren Shmuel (£531k) and The British Contact Lens Association Limited (£527k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 54%, donations and legacies 36% and trading 10%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 7.7%. Reserves of £124k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 36%
- Charitable activities 54%
- Trading 10%
- Investments 0.0%
In the charity's own words
The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies is an independent educational charity that advances public understanding of crime and criminal justice. Through partnership and coalition-building, advocacy and research, we work to inspire social justice solutions to the problems society faces, so that many responses that criminalise and punish are no longer required.
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