The Institute

Analysis

The Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in November 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Institute reported income of £68k and spending of £51k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £26k to £68k (+158%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 150%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Institute sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Town and District Transport Trust (£68k), E S G Robinson Charitable Trust (£68k) and London Institute of Martial Arts (£68k).