THE INSTITUTE OF LEADERSHIP

Registered charity 248226 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ILM, THE INSTITUTE OF LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT · 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.

Objects

(A) THE PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCIENCE OF LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT (B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION INVOLVING THE STUDY OF THE SKILLS OF LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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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

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

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

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (76% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Emrys Robinson-Greenchair
• Andrew Brian Kincaid
• Hannah Joan Mitchell
• Michael Adjei-Tabirade
• Oliver Thomas Rendell
• Sarah Fox
• Sarah Hawke

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

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

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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