THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
The ICE is a international membership organisation that exists to promote and advance civil engineering around the world. Civil Engineers design, build and maintain roads, railways, airports, ports, power stations, flood defences, water and waste systems. Where possible they seek to minimise society's impact on the environment and look for more sustainable ways of meeting our needs.
Latest income
£43.0m
Expenditure
£46.6m
Financial year end
2024-12-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-31 | £33.1m | £30.7m | |
| 2021-12-31 | £35.0m | £29.8m | |
| 2022-12-31 | £40.4m | £37.4m | |
| 2023-12-31 | £42.7m | £41.1m | |
| 2024-12-31 | £43.0m | £46.6m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2024-12-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £582k |
| Charitable activities | £19.5m |
| Trading | £21.5m |
| Investment income | £1.0m |
| Total income | £43.0m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £31.1m |
| Raising funds | £15.5m |
| Grants to institutions | £184k |
| Governance | £219k |
| Total expenditure | £46.6m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £20.1m |
| Total funds | £77.0m |
| — restricted | £5.5m |
| — unrestricted | £70.3m |
| — endowment | £1.2m |
| Total assets | £77.0m |
| Cash | £17.2m |
People
| Employees | 355 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
Who it helps
- Other Defined Groups
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
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.