INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT

Registered charity 800066 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as IIED · also registered in Scotland as SC039864 (OSCR)

Latest income
£32.5m
Latest spending
£34.3m
Registered
1989
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £1.8m for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in negative free reserves of £0.7m. The trustees have concluded that going concern is appropriate, citing secured post-year-end funding of £3.8m and planned cost reductions to address a volatile funding environment. The charity is targeting a reserves policy of £4m to £5m, with projections to return to positive free reserves of £1.5m by the end of FY26 and FY27.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £4m to £5m (held: £-700k)
trustees have reviewed the reserves policy and agreed a revised target range of £4m to £5m in free reserves — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

Corporate structure

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£32.5m
Total spending
£34.3m
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
164

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Argentina · Australia · Bangladesh · Benin · Bhutan · Bolivia · Burkina Faso · Burma · Cameroon · China · Congo (Democratic Republic) · Denmark

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£32.5m£34.3m
31/03/2024£26.3m£26.3m
31/03/2023£21.1m£21.1m
31/03/2022£20.6m£21.0m
31/03/2021£18.2m£18.3m

Common questions

Is INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £1.8m for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in negative free reserves of £0.7m. The trustees have concluded that going concern is appropriate, citing secured post-year-end funding of £3.8m and planned cost reductions to address a volatile funding environment. The charity is targeting a reserves policy of £4m to £5m, with projections to return to positive free reserves of £1.5m by the end of FY26 and FY27. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

Who funds INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT as a grant recipient include ANTI-SLAVERY INTERNATIONAL.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmount
ANTI-SLAVERY INTERNATIONALFY2025£98k

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