CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF CREDIT MANAGEMENT

Registered charity 1162712 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CICM

(1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC CONCERNING CREDIT MANAGEMENT AND TO ENCOURAGE THE STUDY THEREOF. (2) TO ESTABLISH A HARDSHIP FUND FOR THE BENEFIT OF MEMBERS OR FORMER MEMBERS OF THE INSTITUTE ALLOWING THE INSTITUTE TO MAKE PAYMENTS AND/OR ASSIST SUCH MEMBERS OR FORMER MEMBERS OR THEIR DEPENDANTS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS

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Latest income
£1.9m
Latest spending
£1.9m
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £46,054 for the year, reducing total charity funds to £1,049,824. The trustees consider the level of general reserves of £256,704 to be consistent with their stated policy target of £255,000. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £255,000 (held: £257k)
“Based on the above criteria, the trustees consider an appropriate level of reserves to be £255,000 (2023: £220,000).” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation from entity connected to trustee
“During the year a donation totalling £2,878 (2023: £8,025) was received from Coltman Warner Cranston LLP, an entity in which a Trustee has an interest.” — page 32
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: CICM (Services) Limited
“The Institute has a wholly owned subsidiary, CICM (Services) Limited, which provides credit related services including training, events, and the supply of learning materials.” — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

Corporate structure

CICM (SERVICES) LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Profit before tax: £463k
  • Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £463k
  • Amounts owed by group undertakings 127,924
“During the year the company made a donation under a deed of covenant of £463,466 (2024 - £526,962) to its charitable holding company. This has been treated as a distribution in these accounts.”

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £415k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£1.9m
Total spending
£1.9m
Reserves (reported)
£257k
Employees
21

Reported reserves equal ~1.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (50% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.9m£1.9m
31/12/2023£1.7m£1.8m
31/12/2022£1.8m£1.7m
31/12/2021£2.0m£1.6m
31/12/2020£1.6m£1.5m

Common questions

Is CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF CREDIT MANAGEMENT financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £46,054 for the year, reducing total charity funds to £1,049,824. The trustees consider the level of general reserves of £256,704 to be consistent with their stated policy target of £255,000. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services.

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
GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' FOUNDATION1£171k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with IPROVISION THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS (CIPR) BENEVOLENT FUND.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF CREDIT MANAGEMENT£1.9m——above—no doubt
IPROVISION THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS (CIPR) BENEVOLENT FUND FY2025£169k—0within—no doubt
THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANTS' BENEVOLENT FUND FY2024£279k—0unclear—no doubt
THE INSTITUTE OF COMMERCIAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED FY2025£1.1m£138,5822unclear—no doubt
CHARTERED MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE FY2025£32.3m——above—no doubt
GREATER MANCHESTER MAYOR'S CHARITY CIO FY2025£577k—0unclear—no doubt

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