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CIVITAS LIMITED

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

Research, publication of findings, organising seminars and conferences, encouraging community development, running supplementary schools, monitoring and studying human rights such as those based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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Latest income
£536k
Latest spending
£640k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased to £441,170 from £508,838 in the prior year, while total net assets fell to £647,227. The trustees confirm these funds are adequate to fulfill obligations for the foreseeable future, despite a net expenditure of £73,131 for the year. The charity relies entirely on voluntary donations and has no stated reserves policy target other than maintaining a reserve up to an average year's expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: an average year’s expenditure (held: £441k)
“The policy of the trustees is to maintain a financial reserve up to the equivalent of an average year’s expenditure, to be exceeded only for specific purposes, such as the provision of premises or projects subject to restricted funding.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (92% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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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?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased to £441,170 from £508,838 in the prior year, while total net assets fell to £647,227. The trustees confirm these funds are adequate to fulfill obligations for the foreseeable future, despite a net expenditure of £73,131 for the year. The charity relies entirely on voluntary donations and has no stated reserves policy target other than maintaining a reserve up to an average year's expenditure. Its FY2025 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), THE INSTITUTE FOR POLICY RESEARCH, THE SAMUEL STOREY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE STREET FOUNDATIONFY2024£100kCommunity
THE STREET FOUNDATIONFY2022£88kCommunity
THE STATIONERS' FOUNDATIONFY2023£86kStationers’ Supplementary Schools
THE STREET FOUNDATIONFY2023£50k
THE STREET FOUNDATIONFY2025£45k
THE STATIONERS' FOUNDATIONFY2024£30kSupport for three Stationers’ Supplementary Schools in King’s Cross and Somers Town
THE STATIONERS' FOUNDATIONFY2025£27kSupport for three Stationers’ Supplementary Schools in London.
COLLECTIVE FUTURES (CIO)FY2026£20kStrategic Project
THE INSTITUTE FOR POLICY RESEARCHFY2025£6kResearch projects, conferences, seminars and publications
THE SAMUEL STOREY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
MOYNITRUSTFY2025£5k
MOYNITRUSTFY2022£5k
COLLECTIVE FUTURES (CIO)FY2025£4kProjects
THE SAMUEL STOREY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£400

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
ISSA FOUNDATION1£415k
BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCH1£183k
THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST1£165k
THE FREELANDS FOUNDATION LIMITED1£160k
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION1£40k
YESHIVAS LUBAVITCH MANCHESTER1£20k
NETWORK FOR SOCIAL CHANGE CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£12k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CIVITAS LIMITED£536k——unclear—no doubt
SMART CITIZENS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2025£158k—0unclear—no doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025£834k—0unclear—no doubt
CUBITT ARTISTS LIMITED FY2025£350k—0unclear—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN RELIEF FY2024£406k—0unclear—no doubt
NHANCED COMMUNITIES FY2025£182k—0unclear—no doubt

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