THE INSTITUTE OF LEADERSHIP

Registered charity 248226 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ILM, THE INSTITUTE OF LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT · listed website unreachable when last crawled · also registered in Scotland as SC039693 (OSCR)

The Institute of Leadership & Management is a professional membership body that connects leaders, managers, coaches and mentors, with the shared purpose of inspiring great leadership everywhere.

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Latest income
£4.7m
Latest spending
£6.1m
Registered
1968
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £1,839,930 for the year ended 31 August 2025, driven by an 11% increase in costs against a 4% drop in total income. Despite this loss, the trustees confirm adequate resources for the foreseeable future, supported by free reserves of £9,820,385 which equate to 19 months of planned operating expenditure. The charity holds net current liabilities of £699,852 but maintains significant investment assets of £10,520,237.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 months planned operating expenditure (held: £9.8m)
The Institute's target is to hold sufficient free reserves to fund its activities in the event of a major fall in income or an unforeseen increase in expenditure, and that these reserves should equate to 12 months planned operating expenditure for the coming year — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Leaderskills Limited, ABE Global Limited, The Association of Business Executives Limited
The Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) and Consolidated Balance Sheet consolidated the financial statements of the Group and its subsidiary undertakings. — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by J W Hinks LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£4.7m
Total spending
£6.1m
Reserves (reported)
£8.6m
Employees
59

Reported reserves equal ~17.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£4.7m£6.1m
31/08/2024£4.9m£6.0m
31/08/2023£3.9m£4.0m
31/08/2022£2.4m£2.3m
31/08/2021£2.0m£2.6m

Common questions

Is THE INSTITUTE OF LEADERSHIP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £1,839,930 for the year ended 31 August 2025, driven by an 11% increase in costs against a 4% drop in total income. Despite this loss, the trustees confirm adequate resources for the foreseeable future, supported by free reserves of £9,820,385 which equate to 19 months of planned operating expenditure. The charity holds net current liabilities of £699,852 but maintains significant investment assets of £10,520,237. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by J W Hinks LLP.

Funders of similar charities

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FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE SAVOY EDUCATIONAL TRUST1£55k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Inspiring Leadership Foundation.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE INSTITUTE OF LEADERSHIP£4.7munclearno doubt
Inspiring Leadership Foundation FY2023£106k0unclearno doubt
THE INSTITUTE OF LICENSING FY2025£556k0aboveno doubt
FACULTY OF MEDICAL LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT FY2025£1.1m£160,001 - £169,9992belowno doubt
INSTITUTE OF HOSPITALITY FY2024£1.3mwithinno doubt
AFRICAN LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE FY2024£218k0unclearno doubt

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