THE INSTITUTION OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS
Registered charity 233392 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ISTRUCTE · also registered in Scotland as SC038263 (OSCR)
Learned society and qualifying body for structural engineers.
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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.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
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. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS REGISTRATION LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
- Turnover: £1.7m
- Profit before tax: £653k
- Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £158k
“The company has made charitable donations to the Institution of Structural Engineers of £158.3k during 2025.”
ISTRUCTE LTD — per its own Companies House accounts
- Profit before tax: £347k
- Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £296k
- Management charge levied by parent for operational and management services.
“Gift aid amounting to £296,382 was paid in 2025 for the year ended 31.12.2024.”
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£2.5m
Reported reserves equal ~1.7 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 (63% 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: 27.4% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (04/06/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Professor Donald McQuillanchair
- Dhanya Paulson
- Dr Tendayi Munyebvu
- John Robert Price
- Keith David Williams
- Mohamad Khodr Al-Dah
- Nicola Jayne Stockbridge
- Professor Brian Uy
- Professor Colin Christopher Caprani
- Professor James Jie Min Ding
- Shalini Jagnarine-Azan
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
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Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE INSTITUTION OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS financially healthy?
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. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.
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