The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

Analysis

The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport reported income of £1.2m and spending of £870k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £626k to £1.2m (+95%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Red Balloon Learner Centre Cambridge (£1.2m), Rainbow Pre-School & Extended Services (£1.2m) and Positive Behaviour Support for Learning CIO (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and investments 2.5%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 0.5%. Grants to other organisations totalled £7,500. Reserves of £790k would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.