The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

Analysis

The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators reported income of £10.2m and spending of £9.9m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £7.3m to £10.2m (+40%), an average of +8.8% a year. 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, The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. 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 Westholme School Limited (£10.2m), Mathematics in Education and Industry (£10.3m) and The Farnborough Hill Trust (£10.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92% and trading 6.8%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 7.6%. Reserves of £10.4m would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate. It employed 69 people.