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INSTITUTE FOR GOVERNMENT

Registered charity 1123926 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The advancement of education in the art and science of government in the UK for the benefit of the public on a non-party political basis.

Causes: Education/training · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£6.9m
Latest spending
£6.5m
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a consolidated surplus of £395,217 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total consolidated income of £6,857,604. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves increased to £4,367,922, although the current general fund reserves of £2,808,558 represent 42% of the planned expenditure for 2025-26, falling below the stated policy target of six months' operating costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £240,000 - £249,999 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £70k)
“£240,000 - £249,999 1 0” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Gatsby Charitable Foundation (80% of income)
“Grant from Gatsby Charitable Foundation 5,508,933” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £4.4m; policy: six months' operating costs)
“Current general fund reserves levels are £2,808,558 (2024: £2,580,370) which represent 42% of the planned expenditure of the Institute for 2025-26. It is therefore the policy of the Institute to continue to build its reserves to provide resilience in the case of the unexpected.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: IFG Enterprises Limited
“The Institute has a wholly owned subsidiary, IFG Enterprises Limited, which undertakes commercial activities on behalf of the charity.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Leadership, per the charity’s website

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

Total income
£6.9m
Total spending
£6.5m
Cost of raising funds
£15k
Reserves (reported)
£4.4m
Employees
58

Reported reserves equal ~8.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (80% 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: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (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
31/03/2025£6.9m£6.5m
31/03/2024£6.4m£5.8m
31/03/2023£5.7m£5.8m
31/03/2022£5.4m£4.9m
31/03/2021£5.5m£4.6m

Common questions

Is INSTITUTE FOR GOVERNMENT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a consolidated surplus of £395,217 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total consolidated income of £6,857,604. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves increased to £4,367,922, although the current general fund reserves of £2,808,558 represent 42% of the planned expenditure for 2025-26, falling below the stated policy target of six months' operating costs. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of INSTITUTE FOR GOVERNMENT earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £240,000 - £249,999 band.

Who funds INSTITUTE FOR GOVERNMENT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name INSTITUTE FOR GOVERNMENT as a grant recipient include THE GATSBY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE NUFFIELD FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GATSBY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£5.5mTowards core costs.
THE GATSBY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£5.3mTowards core costs.
THE GATSBY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£4.7mTowards core costs.
THE GATSBY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£4.6mTowards core costs.
THE NUFFIELD FOUNDATIONFY2023£309kPerformance tracker: are public services meeting people’s needs?

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund21/08/2014£83kInstitute for Government: Connecting Policy with Practice: People Powe

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
THE JANE GOODALL INSTITUTE (UK)1£206k
THE CHARLES SKEY CHARITABLE TRUST1£140k
FOUNDATIONS - WHAT WORKS CENTRE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES1£135k
THE OVO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£37k
MAYFAIR CHARITIES LIMITED1£21k
THE TEDWORTH CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k
THE ALDGATE AND ALLHALLOWS FOUNDATION1£20k
A G MANLY CHARITABLE TRUST1£4k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
INSTITUTE FOR GOVERNMENT£6.9m£240,000 - £249,999—below—no doubt
INSTITUTE OF IMAGINATION FY2025£512k£80,001 - £90,0000below—no doubt
BRITISH FRIENDS OF THE CHAZON ISH INSTITUTIONS FY2025£110k—0unclear—no doubt
Centre for Public Impact Europe FY2024£3.0m——within—no doubt
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS FOUNDATION UK LIMITED FY2025£118k—0unclear—no doubt
INSTITUTE FOR EMPLOYMENT STUDIES FY2025£4.1m——unclear—no doubt

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