THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC FINANCE AND ACCOUNTANCY
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
CIPFA aims to work in the public interest to promote high standards and deliver excellence in governance and financial management throughout the public services.
Latest income
£30.9m
Expenditure
£27.9m
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 | £26.4m | £23.6m | |
| 2021-12-31 | £26.6m | £23.1m | |
| 2022-12-31 | £28.5m | £27.3m | |
| 2023-12-31 | £28.2m | £28.1m | |
| 2024-12-31 | £30.9m | £27.9m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2024-12-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £0 |
| Charitable activities | £12.9m |
| Trading | £17.5m |
| Investment income | £169k |
| Total income | £30.9m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £16.7m |
| Raising funds | £0 |
| Grants to institutions | £73k |
| Governance | £697k |
| Total expenditure | £27.9m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £4.2m |
| Total funds | £13.9m |
| — restricted | £236k |
| — unrestricted | £13.7m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £13.9m |
| Cash | £6.0m |
People
| Employees | 211 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
Who it helps
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
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.