The City Literary Institute

Analysis

The City Literary Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02471686). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides other finance and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The City Literary Institute reported income of £21.3m and spending of £21.3m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £18.7m to £21.3m (+14%), an average of +3.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The City Literary Institute 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 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Homerton College Cambridge (£21.2m), The Institute of Ismaili Studies (£21.4m) and The Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (£21.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. It employed 662 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.