CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF FUNDRAISING
Registered charity 1188764 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC050060 (OSCR)
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The charity reported a deficit of £187k for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds. However, the trustees state that free reserves of £551k remain within the adopted risk-based policy target range of £460k - £780k, and cash balances of £740k are sufficient to meet ongoing requirements.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £460k - £780k (held: £551k)
“the Board of Trustees considered that the Chartered Institute should hold minimum free reserves within the range of £460k - £780k.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£165k
Reported reserves equal ~1.4 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 (100% 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: 3.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF FUNDRAISING financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a deficit of £187k for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds. However, the trustees state that free reserves of £551k remain within the adopted risk-based policy target range of £460k - £780k, and cash balances of £740k are sufficient to meet ongoing requirements. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.
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