THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PERSONNEL AND DEVELOPMENT
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
The purpose of the CIPD is to champion better work and working lives by improving practices in people and organisational development. To achieve this, the Institute pursues a wide range of activities including research, surveys, publications, advisory services, training courses, conferences, contributions to public policy and extensive media coverage.
Latest income
£53.1m
Expenditure
£49.2m
Financial year end
2025-06-30
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-30 | £38.6m | £37.8m | |
| 2022-06-30 | £42.4m | £43.3m | |
| 2023-06-30 | £45.0m | £51.6m | |
| 2024-06-30 | £47.7m | £52.7m | |
| 2025-06-30 | £53.1m | £49.2m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-06-30 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £0 |
| Charitable activities | £36.8m |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £332k |
| Total income | £53.1m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £38.8m |
| Raising funds | £10.4m |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £13.1m |
| Total expenditure | £49.2m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £22.6m |
| Total funds | £22.7m |
| — restricted | £43k |
| — unrestricted | £22.6m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £22.7m |
| Cash | £12.5m |
People
| Employees | 385 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
- Education/training
- Economic/community Development/employment
Who it helps
- Other Defined Groups
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Other Charitable Activities
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.