The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing

Analysis

The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northampton. It was registered in March 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing reported income of £3.7m and spending of £4.2m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.6m to £3.7m (+46%), an average of +9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing 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 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Confederation of School Trusts (£3.7m), Palmers Green High School Limited (£3.7m) and Appris Charity Limited (£3.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 90%, donations and legacies 8.0% and investments 2.1%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 43 people.