Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 9
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
    • Grant maker support: +9
    Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

    INSTITUTE FOR GOVERNMENT 

    The advancement of education in the art and science of government in the UK for the benefit of the public on a non-party political basis.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
    • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
    • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

    Financial issues to consider:

    • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
    Established: 16 years

    www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk

    pauline.joy@instituteforgovernment.org.uk

    02077470400

    Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
    UN SDGs
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    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income
    £k
    Spending
    £k
    Surplus/
    Deficit
    Fundraising
    Cost £k
    Total
    Funds £k
    Unrestricted
    Funds £k
    Mths
    Rsrvs
    Staff Volun-
    teers
    31/03/23£5,740£5,843£-103£8£3,383£3,3836.9530
    31/03/22£5,399£4,907£492£1£3,486£3,4868.5510
    31/03/21£5,457£4,630£827£2£2,994£2,0945.4500
    31/03/20£5,238£4,575£663£59£2,167£2,1675.7470
    31/03/19£4,746£4,866£-121£61£1,505£1,5053.7470
    31/03/18£4,537£4,675£-138£72£1,625£1,6254.2460
    31/03/17£4,387£4,643£-256£41£1,764£1,7644.6450
    31/03/16£4,207£4,369£-162£40£2,019£2,0195.5430
    31/03/15£4,171£4,125£46£70£2,232£2,2326.5420
    31/03/14£3,930£4,400£-470£111£2,187£2,1876360
    31/03/13£3,913£3,819£94£103£2,657£2,6578.3330
    31/03/12*£3,955£4,081£-126£79£2,563£2,5637.5310
    31/03/11£3,770£4,149£-378£114£2,688£2,6887.8310
    05/04/10£4,292£3,767£525£66£3,067£1290.4230
    05/04/09*£4,126£1,584£2,542£23£2,542£3022.3170

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.1%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.1%
    Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 30%
    Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 15%
    Liabilities/Income: 11%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
    Reserves/Spending: 6.9 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
    Quick Ratio: 5.5
    Asset Split ?
    Listed activities
    • Education/Training
    • Other Charitable Purposes
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides services
    • Sponsors or undertakes research
    Where it operates
    • Throughout England And Wales,
    Who it helps
    • The General Public/Mankind
    Who works here?
    • 53 employees

    Who's supporting them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

    We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    Nuffield Foundation£336,091
    JRSST-CT£21,550
    Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust£15,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Nuffield Foundation - Grant to Institute for Government
    £308,666 04/01/2024
    Towards Performance Tracker: are public services meeting people’s needs?
    Nuffield Foundation - Grant to Institute for Government
    £27,425 02/12/2022
    Towards Creating and using better justice data
    JRSST-CT - Making a Success of Metro Mayors
    £21,550 30/12/2021
    for a five-month project that will examine the effectiveness of ‘metro mayors’ in creating a new subnational tier of democratic government within England
    Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust - How to save the Sewel Convention
    £7,500 01/06/2020
    1
    for a short piece of work on the status and future of the Sewel Convention, under which Westminster does not normally legislate in devolved areas without devolved consent
    Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust - Twenty Years of Devolution: Where Next?
    £7,500 29/04/2019
    5
    to produce authoritative analysis to further our understanding of how devolution has and hasn’t worked over the past twenty years
    Gatsby Charitable Trust - To cover additional project costs
    £154,500 03/04/2019
    To support project costs.
    Gatsby Charitable Trust - To support core costs
    £381,366 03/04/2019
    To support core costs.
    Gatsby Charitable Trust - To support core costs
    £381,366 03/04/2019
    To support core costs.
    Gatsby Charitable Trust - To cover additional project costs
    £154,500 03/04/2019
    To support project costs.
    Gatsby Charitable Trust - Towards core costs
    £150,000 18/04/2018
    A supplementary grant to cover additional projects as part of core costs.
    Gatsby Charitable Trust - Towards core costs
    £151,963 18/04/2018
    A supplementary grant to cover inflation on core costs.
    Gatsby Charitable Trust - Towards core costs
    £151,963 18/04/2018
    A supplementary grant to cover inflation on core costs.
    Gatsby Charitable Trust - Towards core costs
    £150,000 18/04/2018
    A supplementary grant to cover additional projects as part of core costs.
    Nuffield Foundation - Cross-cutting grant
    £38,490 03/08/2017
    Nuffield/ESRC History of UK Public Spending Project: Proposal for Engagement Activity by the Institute for Government in Conjunction with the Research Team
    Gatsby Charitable Trust - Towards core support
    £75,229 13/06/2017
    A supplementary grant over one year (2017/18) to the Institute for Government to cover additional costs/inflation.
    Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - Contemporary History of Whitehall - Follow-on project
    £71,783 04/01/2017
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    Gatsby Charitable Trust - Towards core support
    £318,852 12/10/2016
    A supplementary grant for 2016/17 to cover inflation and additional core costs.
    Gatsby Charitable Trust - Towards core support
    £11,284,419 12/10/2016
    A grant (2017-2020) towards core costs of IfG.
    Gatsby Charitable Trust - Towards core support
    £68,852 24/06/2015
    A supplementary grant in 2015/16 to cover core costs.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Institute for Government: Connecting Policy with Practice: People Powe
    £83,075 21/08/2014
    12
    Not Available
    Gatsby Charitable Trust - Towards core support
    £10,327,863 03/10/2013
    A grant (2014-2016) towards core costs of IfG.
    Gatsby Charitable Trust - Towards core support
    £3,342,350 23/04/2013
    A grant (2013-2014) towards core support of IfG.
    Gatsby Charitable Trust - Towards core support
    £3,244,500 12/04/2012
    A grant (2012-2013) towards core costs of IfG.
    Gatsby Charitable Trust - Towards facilities management costs
    £120,000 16/02/2012
    To cover building works to the premises of IfG.
    Gatsby Charitable Trust - Towards core support
    £150,000 27/05/2011
    A grant towards core costs of IfG.
    Gatsby Charitable Trust - Towards core support
    £9,749,283 12/01/2009
    A grant (2009-2011) towards core costs of IfG.
    Gatsby Charitable Trust - Towards the set-up and core costs
    £250,000 22/07/2008
    Towards the set-up and core costs for the IfG.
    Gatsby Charitable Trust - Towards facilities costs
    £3,330,000 25/06/2008
    Towards refurbishment costs of the premises for IfG.
    Gatsby Charitable Trust - Towards core support
    £845,000 04/06/2008
    A grant towards core costs of IfG in 2008.
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (10)
    Current Trustees appointed

    Age Range of Trustees:
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/04/2008, number: 1123926
    • Registered at Companies House on 22/01/2008, number: 06480524
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
    • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
    • Complaints handling
    • Complaints policy and procedures
    • Conflicting interests
    • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
    • Financial reserves policy and procedures
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Internal risk management policy and procedures
    • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
    • 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
    Filing Record
    15 returns made; AR12: 6 days late, AR09: 7 days late,
    Main office

    INSTITUTE FOR GOVERNMENT
    2 CARLTON GARDENS
    LONDON
    SW1Y 5AA

    Objectives

    1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE ART AND SCIENCE OF GOVERNMENT IN THE UK FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND ON A NON-PARTY POLITICAL BASIS; AND2 THE PROMOTION OF EFFICIENT PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICE IN THE UK BY PROVIDING PROGRAMMES OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, RESEARCH AND STUDY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND ON A NON-PARTY POLITICAL BASIS.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    UK

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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