THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF HOUSING
Registered charity 244067 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CIH · also registered in Scotland as SC040324 (OSCR)
We are the professional body for people working in the housing profession. By promoting the standards and ideals of housing and training and educating those engaged in the housing profession we aim to maximize the contribution that housing professionals make to the wellbeing of communities. We have over 18,000 members primarily in the UK but also in over 20 other countries across five continents.
Causes: Education/training · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the sixth successive year, with net assets increasing to £8,693k. The trustees consider the reserve position adequate, noting positive annual cashflows and a liquidity position that allows the organization to meet its needs. The charity is described as being in a sustainable and resilient financial position.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: 12 months of essential expenditure (estimated £10.3m) (held: £8.0m)
“The trustees have agreed that free reserves should normally be 12 months of such essential expenditure. As at 31 March 2025, this is estimated to be £10.3m.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Rachael Williamson — Director of policy, communications and external affairs (source)
- Justin Cartwright — Northern Ireland national director (source)
- Gillian McLees — National director of CIH Scotland (source)
- Matt Dicks — National director of CIH Cymru (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Property (HM Land Registry)
3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold); recorded price paid £547k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): linkedin
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~10.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (92% 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 (3.8%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (29/10/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Aileen Evans
- Brett Sadler
- Evie Copland
- Foluke Sangobowale
- Jerome Tsui
- John Hannigan
- Joseph Carr · trustee of 1 other charity
- Julie Haydon
- Patricia Harrington-Dicks
- Paul Smith
- Vanessa Harwood-Whitcher
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Canada · Hong Kong · Ireland · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF HOUSING financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the sixth successive year, with net assets increasing to £8,693k. The trustees consider the reserve position adequate, noting positive annual cashflows and a liquidity position that allows the organization to meet its needs. The charity is described as being in a sustainable and resilient financial position. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.
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