THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PERSONNEL AND DEVELOPMENT
Registered charity 1079797 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PERSONNEL AND DEVELOPMENT, CIPD · also registered in Scotland as SC045154 (OSCR)
The purpose of the CIPD is to champion better work and working lives by improving practices in people and organisational development. To achieve this, the Institute pursues a wide range of activities including research, surveys, publications, advisory services, training courses, conferences, contributions to public policy and extensive media coverage.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported an operating surplus of £3.7m following a turnaround from a previous deficit, driven by an 11% growth in total income to £52.8m. Free financial reserves stood at £21.6m, which the trustees confirm falls within their stated policy target range of 15% of income to six months' expenditure. The filing confirms adequate resources for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties affecting the going concern basis.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Membership subscriptions (52% of income)
“Membership subscriptions remain the largest proportion of our revenue at £27.7m” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: between a minimum of 15% of income and a maximum of six months’ expenditure (held: £21.6m)
“Our reserves policy remains to hold reserves at a level between a minimum of 15% of income and a maximum of six months’ expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £7.5m
“The FRS 102 valuation at 30 June 2025 showed a deficit of £7.5m compared with a deficit of £8.5m at 30 June 2024.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: CIPD Enterprises Ltd
“CIPD Enterprises Ltd, its wholly owned trading subsidiary, which is registered in England and Wales” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
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Corporate structure
CIPD ENTERPRISES LTD — per its own Companies House accounts
- The company owns 100% of the ordinary share capital of CIPD Middle East FZ-LLC
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Peter Cheese — Chief Executive (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
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.
Trustpilot: Cipd scores 3.4/5 from 2 reviews (source) — reviews usually concern the charity’s shops or services, not its charitable performance.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook (38,293 likes) · instagram (18K followers)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£10.4m
Reserves (reported)
£22.6m
Reported reserves equal ~5.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (69% 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: 19.6% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 3.8%) (benchmarks).
- Professor Christopher John Boneschair
- Amanda Boustred
- Antony Lorman · trustee of 2 other charities
- Brian Walters
- Caroline Stockmann · trustee of 1 other charity
- Dr Susan Round
- Heather Lee
- Jonathan Ferrar · trustee of 1 other charity
- Ranjit Gill
- Tanith Dodge
- Winny Li · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Ireland · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Singapore · Throughout England And Wales · United Arab Emirates
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PERSONNEL AND DEVELOPMENT financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operating surplus of £3.7m following a turnaround from a previous deficit, driven by an 11% growth in total income to £52.8m. Free financial reserves stood at £21.6m, which the trustees confirm falls within their stated policy target range of 15% of income to six months' expenditure. The filing confirms adequate resources for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties affecting the going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.
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