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THE INSTITUTION OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS

Registered charity 233392 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ISTRUCTE · listed website unreachable when last crawled · also registered in Scotland as SC038263 (OSCR)

Latest income
£9.3m
Latest spending
£9.4m
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Institution ended the year with a consolidated deficit of £184k, though cash levels increased by £309k to £4.8M. The charity reports a strong financial position with no long-term borrowings and unrestricted reserves of £11.3M. The trustees note that while income has grown, the financial result is usually around breakeven, which remains a strategic risk.

What the accounts disclose

Trading subsidiary: IStructE Ltd, Structural Engineers Registration Ltd, IStructE (Asia Pacific) Ltd, IStructE FZ LLC, CROSS-AUS Ltd
“The Institution’s activities are conducted through the Institution itself and through its two wholly owned subsidiaries: IStructE Ltd and SER Ltd.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP.

Corporate structure

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£9.3m
Total spending
£9.4m
Cost of raising funds
£2.5m
Reserves (reported)
£1.3m
Employees
74

Reported reserves equal ~1.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees

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

Operates in: Albania · Andorra · Angola · Australia · Austria · Azerbaijan · Bahrain · Bangladesh · Barbados · Belgium · Belize · Bermuda

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£9.3m£9.4m
31/12/2024£9.1m£9.2m
31/12/2023£8.9m£8.8m
31/12/2022£8.6m£8.0m
31/12/2021£8.1m£7.0m

Common questions

Is THE INSTITUTION OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS financially healthy?

The accounts state that the Institution ended the year with a consolidated deficit of £184k, though cash levels increased by £309k to £4.8M. The charity reports a strong financial position with no long-term borrowings and unrestricted reserves of £11.3M. The trustees note that while income has grown, the financial result is usually around breakeven, which remains a strategic risk. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

Funders of similar charities

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FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
ROYAL ENGINEERS CENTRAL CHARITABLE TRUST1£415k
THE SAVOY EDUCATIONAL TRUST1£40k

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