The Chartered Institute of Building

Analysis

The Chartered Institute of Building is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Berkshire. It was registered in September 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Chartered Institute of Building reported income of £17.2m and spending of £16.3m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £11.8m to £17.2m (+46%), an average of +9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, The Chartered Institute of Building sits at the 99th 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 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Career Connect (£14.2m), The Outward Bound Trust (£17.3m) and Ellen Macarthur Foundation (£14.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93%, investments 3.1% and trading 3.0%. Charitable activities took 77% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £15.2m would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 185 people.