THE INSTITUTION OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
Promoting and advancing the science of chemical engineering in all its branches, promoting competence and a commitment to sustainable development, advancing the discipline for the benefit of society and supporting the professional development of members.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023
Total income:
£9,870,000
Donations and legacies | £0 | |
Charitable activities | £9.67m | |
Other trading activities | £129.00k | |
Investments | £68.00k | |
Other | £0 |
Total expenditure:
£8,941,000
Raising funds | £108.00k | |
Charitable activities | £8.83m | |
Other | £0 |
£39,000 investments gains (losses)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
Charitable expenditure
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Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.
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Raising funds and other expenditure | £108.00k | |
Charitable expenditure | £8.83m | |
Retained for future use | £929.00k |
Raising funds and other expenditure | £108.00k | |
Charitable expenditure | £8.83m | |
Retained for future use | £968.00k |
People

92 Employee(s)
11 Trustee(s)
2700 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
Number of employees | |
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£60k to £70k | 6 |
£70k to £80k | 2 |
£90k to £100k | 2 |
£100k to £110k | 1 |
£110k to £120k | 1 |
£150k to £200k | 1 |
Fundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- Education/training
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Other Defined Groups
- The General Public/mankind
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Throughout England And Wales
- Australia
- Malaysia
- New Zealand
- Scotland
- Singapore
Governance
- 23 January 1963: Standard registration
- 17 May 1993: Removed
- ICHEME (Working name)
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service
11 Trustee(s)
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Mark Edward Apsey | Chair | 13 June 2023 |
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Professor Joan Cordiner | Trustee | 11 June 2024 |
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Tawana Julian Phineas Muchatuta | Trustee | 11 June 2024 |
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Helen Vanessa Middleton Ramsay | Trustee | 11 June 2024 |
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Professor Alan John Harper | Trustee | 11 June 2024 |
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Paul McLaughlin | Trustee | 11 June 2024 |
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Adriana Vargas-Colwill | Trustee | 13 June 2023 |
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Professor Raffaella Ocone | Trustee | 14 June 2022 |
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David William Edwards | Trustee | 14 June 2022 |
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JOHN NIGEL HIRST | Trustee | 14 June 2022 |
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Andrea Jane Hosey | Trustee | 14 June 2021 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/12/2019 | 31/12/2020 | 31/12/2021 | 31/12/2022 | 31/12/2023 | ||
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Total gross income | £8.04m | £7.07m | £8.16m | £8.66m | £9.87m | |
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Total expenditure | £8.21m | £7.01m | £7.47m | £8.47m | £8.94m | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | £29.00k | £230.00k | £276.00k | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Other trading activities | £148.00k | £155.00k | £190.00k | £193.00k | £129.00k | |
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Income - Charitable activities | £7.78m | £6.63m | £7.63m | £8.40m | £9.67m | |
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Income - Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | £77.00k | £54.00k | £65.00k | £64.00k | £68.00k | |
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Income - Other | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Legacies | £0 | £230.00k | £26.00k | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | £8.07m | £6.89m | £7.34m | £8.33m | £8.83m | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | £143.00k | £128.00k | £129.00k | £137.00k | £108.00k | |
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Expenditure - Governance | £65.00k | £36.00k | £66.00k | £80.00k | £171.00k | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | £54.00k | £55.00k | £64.00k | £66.00k | £50.00k | |
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Expenditure - Other | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.
Long term InvestmentsInvestments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.
These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.
Asset / Liability | 31/12/2019 | 31/12/2020 | 31/12/2021 | 31/12/2022 | 31/12/2023 | ||
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Own use assets | £885.00k | £798.00k | £721.00k | £647.00k | £608.00k | |
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Long-term investments | £5.72m | £6.09m | £6.68m | £6.32m | £6.39m | |
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Other assets | £3.82m | £3.49m | £4.19m | £4.52m | £5.84m | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | -£4.79m | -£5.92m | -£4.52m | -£2.92m | -£2.99m | |
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Total liabilities | £2.66m | £2.23m | £2.50m | £2.69m | £3.34m |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 December 2023 | 16 May 2024 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2023 | 16 May 2024 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2022 | 16 June 2023 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2022 | 16 June 2023 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2021 | 14 June 2022 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2021 | 14 June 2022 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2020 | 23 June 2021 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2020 | 23 June 2021 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2019 | 30 June 2020 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2019 | 30 June 2020 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
ROYAL CHARTER GRANTED 08/04/1957 AS AMENDED ON 19/12/1996 AS AMENDED ON 18/07/2001 AS AMENDED BY ORDER IN COUNCIL DATED 15/10/2009 AS AMENDED BY ORDER IN COUNCIL DATED 29/07/2011 as amended on 21 May 2018 as amended on 20 May 2019
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE, FOSTER AND DEVELOP THE GENERAL ADVANCEMENT OF THE SCIENCE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING IN ALL ITS BRANCHES.
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Linked charities
- 23 January 1963 : Standard registration
- 17 May 1993 : Removed
Contact information
- Address:
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INSTITUTION OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS
165-189 RAILWAY TERRACE
RUGBY
CV21 3HQ
- Phone:
- 01788578214
- Email:
- jdownham@icheme.org
- Website:
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