THE CITY AND GUILDS OF LONDON INSTITUTE

Charity Number: 312832
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Providing internationally recognised qualifications, awards, assessments and support for individuals and organisations in the United Kingdom and overseas across a wide range of occupations in industry, commerce, the public services and elsewhere.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2023

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

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.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity has one or more trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Afghanistan
  • Australia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahrain
  • Bangladesh
  • Barbados
  • Belgium
  • Bermuda
  • Botswana
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Brunei
  • Bulgaria
  • Burma
  • Cameroon
  • Cayman Islands
  • China
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Djibouti
  • Dominica
  • Egypt
  • Eswatini
  • Ethiopia
  • France
  • Germany
  • Ghana
  • Gibraltar
  • Greece
  • Grenada
  • Guyana
  • Hong Kong
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iran
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Jamaica
  • Japan
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kenya
  • Kuwait
  • Lebanon
  • Lesotho
  • Macau
  • Malawi
  • Malaysia
  • Maldives
  • Malta
  • Mauritius
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • New Zealand
  • Nigeria
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Philippines
  • Poland
  • Qatar
  • Romania
  • Russia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Scotland
  • Seychelles
  • Singapore
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • South Africa
  • Sri Lanka
  • St Lucia
  • Sudan
  • Sweden
  • Taiwan
  • Tanzania
  • The Bahamas
  • The Gambia
  • Trinidad And Tobago
  • Turkey
  • Uganda
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United States
  • Vietnam
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 May 1965: Standard registration
  • 10 May 2016: Removed (Funds spent up (s.75))
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • CITY & GUILDS (Working name)
  • CITY AND GUILDS INTERNATIONAL (Working name)
  • CITY AND GUILDS OF LONDON INSTITUTE (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
STUART FRANCIS RUSSELL Trustee 18 March 2024
None on record
Sadruddin James Alexander Trustee 10 May 2023
None on record
Ben Wiseman Trustee 08 September 2022
None on record
Ian Ailles Trustee 26 October 2021
SAFER TOURISM FOUNDATION
Received: On time
HAVEN HOUSE FOUNDATION
Received: On time
RSA (THE ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF ARTS, MANUFACTURES AND COMMERCE)
Received: On time
JANE ELIZABETH GIBBON Trustee 07 March 2019
None on record
FRANK LANZA DOUGLAS Trustee 07 March 2019
None on record
Dr DICK PALMER Trustee 25 October 2018
None on record
Andy Marchant Trustee 01 February 2018
None on record
Chris Fenton Trustee 26 October 2017
None on record
DR ANN GERALDINE LIMB Trustee 23 October 2014
LLOYDS BANK FOUNDATION FOR ENGLAND & WALES
Received: On time
WAVENDON ALL MUSIC PLAN LIMITED
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2019 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023
Total gross income £144.20m £135.70m £129.90m £142.50m £159.00m
Total expenditure £146.40m £143.80m £137.40m £146.90m £167.90m
Income from government contracts £5.67m £6.11m £6.61m £8.52m £10.75m
Income from government grants N/A £2.18m £57.97k £12.83k £12.83k
Income - Donations and legacies £100.00k £0 £0 £300.00k £400.00k
Income - Other trading activities £45.60m £47.90m £45.00m £49.50m £59.10m
Income - Charitable activities £98.40m £87.10m £84.80m £92.50m £98.90m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £100.00k £700.00k £100.00k £200.00k £600.00k
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £400.00k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £102.90m £97.10m £93.80m £97.90m £100.70m
Expenditure - Raising funds £43.20m £46.50m £43.40m £48.90m £67.00m
Expenditure - Governance £700.00k £500.00k £600.00k £700.00k £1.00m
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £300.00k £200.00k £200.00k £100.00k £200.00k

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

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 Investments

Investments 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.

Other assets

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 liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These 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.

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Asset / Liability 31/08/2019 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023
Own use assets £64.30m £59.10m £53.80m £48.60m £59.60m
Long-term investments £46.70m £27.70m £45.30m £40.30m £34.00m
Other assets £67.80m £85.80m £67.10m £66.60m £48.60m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability -£44.10m -£37.50m -£35.70m -£10.30m -£15.10m
Total liabilities £39.50m £39.20m £42.50m £41.80m £40.60m

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 August 2023 19 March 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 19 March 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 09 May 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 09 May 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 19 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 19 May 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 14 May 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 14 May 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2019 23 June 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2019 23 June 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Linked charities

Linked charities
Governing document
LETTERS DATED 11TH MAY 1962, 24TH MAY 1962, 20TH JUNE 1962 AND 25TH JUNE 1962.
Charitable objects
A MEDAL ASSOCIATED WITH THE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS EXAMINATIONS.
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Registration history
  • 25 May 1965 : Standard registration
  • 10 May 2016 : Removed

Contact information

Address:
Giltspur House
5-6 Giltspur Street
London
EC1A 9DE
Phone:
02072942548