CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRUST FOR YOUTH

Registered charity 1094323 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CONSTRUCTION YOUTH TRUST, THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRUST FOR YOUTH, THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRUST FOR YOUTH C.I.T.Y

Our mission is to remove barriers to contruction related education and training. We do this through a variety of programmes including bursaries, work experience, employability training, support for ex-offenders into employment, support to employers to take positive action regarding work placements for young people.

Objects

TO CREATE, SUPPORT OR FACILITATE PROGRAMMES OF EDUCATION, LEARNING, TRAINING OR EMPLOYMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF THE CONSTRUCTION AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT INDUSTRIES.TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND TO OVERCOME BARRIERS TO THEIR EDUCATION, LEARNING, TRAINING OR EMPLOYMENT ARISING BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, DISABILITY OR ECONOMIC OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCE, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE SKILLS OF THE CONSTRUCTION AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT INDUSTRIES.TO EDUCATE, TRAIN, ASSIST AND FACILITATE SUCH INDIVIDUALS OR GROUPS TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL CAPACITIES AND SKILLS.

Area of benefit: UNITED KINGDOM

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Westminster, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£2.1m
Latest spending
£2.0m
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a surplus of £95,201 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £2,103,583. Unrestricted reserves stood at £1,178,225, which the trustees state represents over seven months of operating costs, exceeding their policy target of six months. The accounts were audited by Forvis Mazars LLP, who confirmed the financial statements give a true and fair view and that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £80,000 - £90,000 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)
“The number of employees whose emoluments as defined for taxation purposes amounted to over £60,000 in the year was as follows: £80,000 - £90,000 1” — page 33
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“The number of employees whose emoluments as defined for taxation purposes amounted to over £60,000 in the year was as follows: £80,000 - £90,000 1” — page 33
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months’ operating costs (reserves figure: £1.2m)
“To protect the charity and its charitable services against risk, the Trustees have agreed a policy of holding a minimum of 6 months’ operating costs as reserves, made up of both the unrestricted reserves and the designated funds.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation from Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd
“The Trust received £25,000 (2024: £25,000) from Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd, of which Ed McAlpine is a director.” — page 34
“The Trust received £10,000 (2024: £10,000) from Turner and Townsend Ltd, of which Patricia Moore is a director.” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation from Turner and Townsend Ltd
“The Trust received £25,000 (2024: £25,000) from Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd, of which Ed McAlpine is a director.” — page 34
“The Trust received £10,000 (2024: £10,000) from Turner and Townsend Ltd, of which Patricia Moore is a director.” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees
“The Trust received £25,000 (2024: £25,000) from Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd, of which Ed McAlpine is a director.” — page 34
“The Trust received £10,000 (2024: £10,000) from Turner and Townsend Ltd, of which Patricia Moore is a director.” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donated services from Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd
“The Trust received £25,000 (2024: £25,000) from Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd, of which Ed McAlpine is a director.” — page 34
“The Trust received £10,000 (2024: £10,000) from Turner and Townsend Ltd, of which Patricia Moore is a director.” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donated services from Turner and Townsend Ltd
“The Trust received £25,000 (2024: £25,000) from Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd, of which Ed McAlpine is a director.” — page 34
“The Trust received £10,000 (2024: £10,000) from Turner and Townsend Ltd, of which Patricia Moore is a director.” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Forvis Mazars LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Government income: £220,517 — contracts £198,017 (4), grants £22,500 (2); 10% of the £2,103,583 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£80,001–£90,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Government income: £243,066 — contracts £226,066 (4), grants £17,000 (1); 13% of the £1,900,304 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£80,001–£90,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Government income: £278,616 — contracts £108,105 (3), grants £170,511 (2); 15% of the £1,830,206 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£80,001–£90,000: 1)

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Construction Industry Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

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

Total income
£2.1m
Total spending
£2.0m
Reserves (reported)
£1.7m
Employees
40

Reported reserves equal ~9.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (84% 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 (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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£2.1m£2.0m
31/12/2024£1.9m£1.7m
31/12/2023£1.8m£1.7m
31/12/2022£1.6m£1.6m
31/12/2021£1.5m£1.3m

Common questions

Is CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRUST FOR YOUTH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a surplus of £95,201 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £2,103,583. Unrestricted reserves stood at £1,178,225, which the trustees state represents over seven months of operating costs, exceeding their policy target of six months. The accounts were audited by Forvis Mazars LLP, who confirmed the financial statements give a true and fair view and that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Forvis Mazars LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRUST FOR YOUTH earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,000 - £90,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRUST FOR YOUTH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRUST FOR YOUTH as a grant recipient include MONDAY CHARITABLE TRUST, JOHN LYON'S CHARITY, The Merchant Taylors' Foundation, CHK Foundation, WATES FAMILY ENTERPRISE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
MONDAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£990kStrategic
MONDAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£900kBuilding Opportunities programme
MONDAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£900kStrategic Grants
JOHN LYON'S CHARITYFY2025£180kBuilding Opportunities in the Tri-Borough
The Merchant Taylors' FoundationFY2025£100kProactive Stream
CHK FoundationFY2024£100k
The Merchant Taylors' FoundationFY2022£100kProactive Stream
WATES FAMILY ENTERPRISE TRUSTFY2022£80kGroup Awards - Thinking Differently
THE COLYER-FERGUSSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£75k
JOHN LAING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£60kPathways to professional careers
THE HABERDASHERS' FOUNDATIONFY2024£51kWelfare
WALCOT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONFY2024£50kBridging the Gap to Construction Employment
THE HABERDASHERS' FOUNDATIONFY2022£50kTargeted support for excluded young people who are NEET
KUSUMA TRUST UKFY2023£50kPathways to Professional Careers (Key Stage 5 Programme)
CANARY WHARF CONTRACTORS FUNDFY2024£25k
WALCOT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONFY2022£25kBridging the gap to construction employment
CANARY WHARF CONTRACTORS FUNDFY2023£25k
Construction Workers’ Charitable TrustFY2025£25kPathways to Professional Careers programme
WALCOT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONFY2022£25kEarly Intervention Employer-led Engagement Programme
CANARY WHARF CONTRACTORS FUNDFY2025£25k
KUSUMA TRUST UKFY2021£25kBuilding Futures in the Tri-borough
KUSUMA TRUST UKFY2023£25kBuilding Futures in the Tri-Borough
THE PAVIORS' CHARITYFY2023£23kEducational
Construction Workers’ Charitable TrustFY2023£20kEducation, training and retraining for operatives, past operatives and young people who want to start working in the construction industry (Mowlem Award)
THE KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA FOUNDATIONFY2025£20kSkills + Employment portfolio
THE PAVIORS' CHARITYFY2026£20kEducational
DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUNDFY2021£15kSupport for disadvantaged young people in London
DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUNDFY2023£15kBuilding Opportunities programme
THE SHANLY FOUNDATIONFY2025£13k
DEPTFORD CHALLENGE TRUST LIMITEDFY2024£13k
THE PAVIORS' CHARITYFY2024£10kEducational
WATES FAMILY ENTERPRISE TRUSTFY2022£10kFamily Awards
SALTERS' CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£10kRelief of Need - Other donations
THE LAWSON TRUST CIOFY2021£8k
DUDLEY AND GEOFFREY COX CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£6kYouth and Welfare
DUDLEY AND GEOFFREY COX CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5kYouth and Welfare
DUDLEY AND GEOFFREY COX CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£4kYouth and Welfare
DUDLEY AND GEOFFREY COX CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3kYouth and Welfare
SALTERS' CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£3kRelief of Need - Other donations
ROTHERHITHE CONSOLIDATED CHARITIESFY2024£2kGrants to organisations

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The Mercers' Company07/03/2025£345kGrant to Construction Youth Trust
The National Lottery Community Fund30/11/2022£498kBuilding Opportunities in the Tri-borough
UK government05/10/2020£50kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
London Borough of Southwark01/04/2020£2kGrant to Construction Youth Trust
London Borough of Southwark01/04/2020£2kGrant to Construction Youth Trust
London Borough of Southwark01/04/2019£10kGrant to Construction Youth Trust
London Borough of Southwark01/04/2019£35kGrant to Construction Youth Trust
London Borough of Southwark01/04/2019£8kGrant to Construction Youth Trust
The Mercers' Company08/03/2019£350kGrant to Construction Industry Trust for Youth
The National Lottery Community Fund22/02/2019£481kBuilding Futures in the Tri-borough
Greater London Authority01/01/2019£150kYoung Londoners Fund
London Borough of Southwark01/04/2018£8kGrant to Construction Youth Trust
London Borough of Southwark01/04/2018£10kGrant to Construction Youth Trust
City Bridge Foundation16/07/2014£84kGrant to Construction Youth Trust
The National Lottery Community Fund28/11/2013£49kBuild Brighter Futures
The National Lottery Community Fund09/11/2011£342kConstructing Capital Careers
The National Lottery Community Fund30/11/2009£50kThe Real Apprentice - 'Your Hired'
The National Lottery Community Fund24/09/2009£10kBudding Brunels
The National Lottery Community Fund20/04/2009£5kPink Ladies
The National Lottery Community Fund11/04/2008£5kMobile Training Vehicle
The National Lottery Community Fund04/12/2007£372kConstruction for Communities: removing barriers and engaging individuals

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BUILDING SOCIETIES TRUST LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRUST FOR YOUTH£2.1m£80,000 - £90,0001above—no doubt
BUILDING SOCIETIES TRUST LIMITED FY2025£139k—0unclear—no doubt
FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE FY2025£1.5m—0unclear1.0%no doubt
BRADFORD YOUTHBUILD TRUST LTD FY2025£129k—0unclear—no doubt
TYNE NORTH TRAINING LIMITED FY2025£1.5m£60,001 - £70,0002above—no doubt
THE ENGINEERING TRUST FY2025£1.7m——unclear—no doubt

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