CIVITAS LIMITED

Registered charity 1085494 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CIVITAS, THE INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF CIVIL SOCIETY

Latest income
£536k
Latest spending
£640k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £440,152 against a policy target of one year's expenditure, which is below the stated policy. The charity reported a net expenditure of £65,445 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £849,719 to £784,274.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: an average year's expenditure (held: £440k)
The policy of the trustees is to maintain a financial reserve up to the equivalent of an average year' s expenditure — page 8
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£536k
Total spending
£640k
Cost of raising funds
£144
Reserves (reported)
£647k
Employees
26

Reported reserves equal ~12.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£536k£640k
31/12/2024£534k£613k
31/12/2023£631k£692k
31/12/2022£605k£633k
31/12/2021£659k£593k

Common questions

Is CIVITAS LIMITED financially healthy?

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £440,152 against a policy target of one year's expenditure, which is below the stated policy. The charity reported a net expenditure of £65,445 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £849,719 to £784,274. Its FY2023 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CIVITAS LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CIVITAS LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE STREET FOUNDATION, THE STATIONERS' FOUNDATION, COLLECTIVE FUTURES (CIO).

Known funders

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