Citb

Analysis

Citb is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridgeshire. It was registered in August 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Citb reported income of £280.2m and spending of £298.8m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £254.2m to £280.2m (+10%), an average of +2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Citb sits at the 100th 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 Aqa Education (£280.1m), St Michael's School (Leigh-On-Sea) Limited (£288.8m) and Leicester Grammar School Trust (£235.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and investments 2.0%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.9%. Grants to other organisations totalled £178.1m. Reserves of £78.9m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 861 people.