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NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE TRAINING OF JOURNALISTS

Registered charity 1026685 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NCTJ

The principal activities of the Charity are the provision, supervision and accreditation of journalism-related training, and the directors intend to continue to develop these activities.

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Latest income
£2.0m
Latest spending
£2.1m
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net decrease in funds of £157,157 for the year ended 30 June 2025, driven by a net expense from operations of £141,601 and investment losses of £15,556. Despite this deficit, the charity holds free unrestricted reserves of £1,883,052, which the trustees confirm is well in excess of their stated minimum reserves policy target of £602,000.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: four months of overhead expenditure and six months’ salary costs (held: £1.9m)
“The policy is to maintain a minimum level of funds equal to four months of overhead expenditure and six months’ salary costs. This currently equates to c£602,000” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: NCTJ Training Limited (wholly-owned subsidiary) made a charitable donation under deed of covenant of £177,750 to the holding company.
“NCTJ Training Limited made a charitable donation of £177,750 (2024: £163,049) under Deed of Covenant to its holding company, National Council for the Training of Journalists.”
“During the year, the charity charged its trading subsidiary a management fee of £39,156 (2024: £44,733) and rent of the premises of £24,000 (2024: £24,000).” — page 65
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity charged its trading subsidiary a management fee of £39,156 and rent of £24,000.
“NCTJ Training Limited made a charitable donation of £177,750 (2024: £163,049) under Deed of Covenant to its holding company, National Council for the Training of Journalists.”
“During the year, the charity charged its trading subsidiary a management fee of £39,156 (2024: £44,733) and rent of the premises of £24,000 (2024: £24,000).” — page 65
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The trading subsidiary owed the charity £168,257 at year-end.
“NCTJ Training Limited made a charitable donation of £177,750 (2024: £163,049) under Deed of Covenant to its holding company, National Council for the Training of Journalists.”
“During the year, the charity charged its trading subsidiary a management fee of £39,156 (2024: £44,733) and rent of the premises of £24,000 (2024: £24,000).” — page 65
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Azets. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

NCTJ TRAINING LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Profit before tax: £167k
  • Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £178k
  • Amounts owed to group undertakings: £168,257 (2025) / £163,049 (2024)
“Distributions to parent charity under gift aid - (177,750)”

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income
£2.0m
Total spending
£2.1m
Cost of raising funds
£1.2m
Reserves (reported)
£1.9m
Employees
17

Reported reserves equal ~10.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (70% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 58.6% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£2.0m£2.1m
30/06/2024£2.0m£2.5m
30/06/2023£1.9m£2.2m
30/06/2022£7.7m£8.2m
30/06/2021£3.9m£3.1m

Common questions

Is NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE TRAINING OF JOURNALISTS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net decrease in funds of £157,157 for the year ended 30 June 2025, driven by a net expense from operations of £141,601 and investment losses of £15,556. Despite this deficit, the charity holds free unrestricted reserves of £1,883,052, which the trustees confirm is well in excess of their stated minimum reserves policy target of £602,000. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Azets.

Who funds NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE TRAINING OF JOURNALISTS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE TRAINING OF JOURNALISTS as a grant recipient include BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2023£10k

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
QUADRATURE CLIMATE FOUNDATION1£1.3m
TZEDOKOH VECHESED LIMITED1£93k
WISEHEIGHTS LIMITED1£72k
THE BAIS ROCHEL DSATMAR CHARITABLE TRUST1£60k
CULHAM ST GABRIEL'S TRUST1£48k
CML - CHEVRAS MO'OZ LADOL1£38k
SIR HALLEY STEWART TRUST1£21k
BELLJOE TZEDOKO LIMITED1£21k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CENTRE FOR INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE TRAINING OF JOURNALISTS£2.0m——unclear—no doubt
CENTRE FOR INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM LIMITED FY2024£529k£60,001 - £70,000—unclear—no doubt
THE THOMSON FOUNDATION FY2024£3.3m——unclear—no doubt
NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR CHRISTIAN STANDARDS IN SOCIETY FY2024£109k—0unclear—no doubt
RELIGION MEDIA CENTRE FY2025£128k—0unclear—no doubt
National Centre For Universities and Business FY2025£2.9m——unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.