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CENTRE FOR INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM LIMITED

Registered charity 1118602 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Education of the public in the principles and practice of investigative journalism, in particular by the provision of training, educational resources and publications

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Latest income
£529k
Latest spending
£741k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income decreased to £1,174,091 from £1,394,725 in the prior year, while total expenditure fell to £997,105 from £1,051,889. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves increased to £260,143, and the charity maintains a policy of keeping six months of operating reserves as a risk mitigation strategy.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — above the median for charities its size (£60k)
“In the band £60,001 - £70,000” — page 21
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months of operating reserves (held: £260k)
“Maintaining six months of operating reserves continues to be the key mitigation strategy.” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Martin Tomkinson was paid a fee of £200 to speak at CIJ's regional conference in Glasgow in Sep 2024, and Stefania Spezzati was paid a fee of £250 as a trainer for one of our training courses that took place in Nov 2024.
“Martin Tomkinson was paid a fee of £200 to speak at CIJ's regional conference in Glasgow in Sep 2024, and Stefania Spezzati was paid a fee of £250 as a trainer for one of our training courses that took place in Nov 2024.” — page 21
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Desaur LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/11/2025)

Total income
£529k
Total spending
£741k
Reserves (reported)
£319k
Employees
7

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

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (51% 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).

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
30/11/2025£529k£741k
30/11/2024£1.2m£997k
30/11/2023£1.4m£1.1m
30/11/2022£958k£921k
30/11/2021£383k£358k

Common questions

Is CENTRE FOR INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total income decreased to £1,174,091 from £1,394,725 in the prior year, while total expenditure fell to £997,105 from £1,051,889. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves increased to £260,143, and the charity maintains a policy of keeping six months of operating reserves as a risk mitigation strategy. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Desaur LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of CENTRE FOR INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band.

Who funds CENTRE FOR INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CENTRE FOR INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM LIMITED as a grant recipient include QUADRATURE CLIMATE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
QUADRATURE CLIMATE FOUNDATIONFY2023£1.3m
QUADRATURE CLIMATE FOUNDATIONFY2024£0

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
CULHAM ST GABRIEL'S TRUST1£48k
SIR HALLEY STEWART TRUST1£21k
ST PETER'S, SALTLEY TRUST1£17k
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£10k
THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY'S CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE TRAINING OF JOURNALISTS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CENTRE FOR INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM LIMITED£529k£60,001 - £70,000—unclear—no doubt
NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE TRAINING OF JOURNALISTS FY2025£2.0m——unclear—no doubt
CENTRE FOR COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY EDUCATION TRUST FY2025£1.9m—0unclear—no doubt
THE MARJORIE DEANE FINANCIAL JOURNALISM FOUNDATION FY2025£417k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CENTRE FOR GLOBAL STUDIES FY2025£95k—0below—noted
RELIGION MEDIA CENTRE FY2025£128k—0unclear—no doubt

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