Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 0
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

THE CHARTERED INSTITUTION OF BUILDING SERVICES ENGINEERS 

CIBSE publishes authoritative, internationally recognised Guidance and Codes and sets the criteria for best practice in building services engineering, with particular emphasis on the response to climate change. CIBSE accredits courses of study in further and higher education, approves work-based training programmes and provides routes to full professional registration.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

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
31/12/22£8,471£7,704£767£3,391£3,289£3,1364.9612,000
31/12/21£6,891£6,612£279£2,582£3,016£2,8845.2621,000
31/12/20£6,117£6,204£-87£2,582£2,574£2,4714.8611,000
31/12/19£7,360£7,289£71£3,176£2,666£2,5694.2611,000
31/12/18£7,024£6,921£103£3,050£2,346£2,2373.9612,000
31/12/17£6,909£7,306£-398£2,962£2,644£2,5494.2600
31/12/16£6,991£7,450£-459£3,468£2,709£2,6224.2600
31/12/15*£6,732£6,816£-84£2,818£3,146£3,0555.4600
31/12/14£6,427£6,378£49£3,048£3,418£3,3316.3580
31/12/13£6,077£6,076£1£2,823£3,502£3,4046.7560
31/12/12£5,863£5,709£155£2,457£3,055£2,9596.2570
31/12/11£5,536£5,346£190£2,358£2,649£2,5625.8570
31/12/10£5,801£5,785£16£2,529£3,029£2,9366.1590
31/12/09£6,129£6,314£-186£2,812£2,759£2,6645.1620
31/12/08£6,965£6,586£379£2,789£2,584£2,5034.6540
31/12/07£4,481£4,292£189£979£2,961£2,8938.1590
31/12/06£3,098£2,898£201£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£2,624£2,616£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£2,438£2,498£-61£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 77.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 44%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 20%
Highest pay band: £200,000-£250,000
Liabilities/Assets: 42%
Liabilities/Income: 28%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 95%
Reserves/Spending: 4.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.7
Asset Split ?
Established: 44 years
(54 years as a company)

www.cibse.org

02086755211

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Professional associations
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Australia, Hong Kong, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales, United Arab Emirates,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 61 employees
  • 2,000 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/11/1979, number: 278104
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/01/1970, number: RC000885
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR15: 1 days late,
Main office

CIBSE
222 BALHAM HIGH ROAD
LONDON
SW12 9BS

Objectives

1) THE PROMOTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL OF THE ART SCIENCE AND PRCTICE OF SUCH ENGINEERING SERVICES AS ARE ASOCIATED WITH THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND WITH INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES SUCH AS ART SCIENCE AND PRACTICE BEING HEREINAFTER CALLED BUILDING SERVICES ENGINEERING. 2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN BUILDING SERVICES, EINGINNERING AND THE PUBLICATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

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