THE INSTITUTE OF LICENSING

Registered charity 1117942 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote and increase awareness of licensing related issues for its members and the public, to increase the professionalism within licensing and to promote mutual understanding between interested parties - This is achieved through regular communication with members via the website, email, letter and publications and the organisation of regional and national meetings and training.

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Latest income

£556k

Latest spending

£478k

Registered

2007

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £108,293 for the year, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £1,108,709. The trustees confirm that the organization has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, citing sufficient funds to manage economic downturns.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: contingency position and likely costs of winding up the company; reviewed annually (held: £1.1m)

“The IoL ‘s Reserves Policy is subject to regular review in line with budget setting. The policy sets out the contingency position and likely costs of winding up the company. The reserves policy does not set out a growth reserves position but acknowledges that the growth aspirations of the organisation will require investment and that the position will be reviewed annually.” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: Institute of Licensing Events Ltd

“The Institute has a subsidiary trading company (the Institute of Licensing Events Ltd) which is VAT registered, and most national events are run by this company on behalf of the charity.” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£556k

Total spending

£478k

Reserves (reported)

£1.1m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~27.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

DAVID LUCAS
GARY STEVEN GRANT
JON COLLINS
Katherine Nicholls OBE · trustee of 1 other charity
PHILIP JOHN ANDREWS
Tracy McGlone

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£556k	£478k
31/03/2024	£446k	£429k
31/03/2023	£464k	£358k
31/03/2022	£350k	£268k
31/03/2021	£390k	£249k

Common questions

Is THE INSTITUTE OF LICENSING financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £108,293 for the year, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £1,108,709. The trustees confirm that the organization has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, citing sufficient funds to manage economic downturns. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
Alex Ferry Foundation	1	£30k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE INSTITUTE OF ACOUSTICS LIMITED.

THE INSTITUTE OF ACOUSTICS LIMITED income £1.3m
THE INSTITUTE FOR PHILANTHROPY income £326k
THE INSTITUTE OF LEADERSHIP income £4.7m
ENERGY INSTITUTE income £10.6m
THE INSTITUTE FOR OPTIMUM NUTRITION income £2.1m
INSTITUTE OF RISK MANAGEMENT income £5.6m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE INSTITUTE OF LICENSING	£556k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE INSTITUTE OF ACOUSTICS LIMITED FY2024	£1.3m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
THE INSTITUTE FOR PHILANTHROPY FY2024	£326k	—	—	within	—	noted
THE INSTITUTE OF LEADERSHIP FY2025	£4.7m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ENERGY INSTITUTE FY2024	£10.6m	£190,001 - £200,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE INSTITUTE FOR OPTIMUM NUTRITION FY2025	£2.1m	—	—	unclear	—	material uncertainty

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