Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 4
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good Reserves: +1Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY 

Education, policy & awareness activities engage the public in the role of science, engineering & technology in enhancing peoples' lives. IET gathers & distributes knowledge content via a variety of channels to a global audience, drawing on the unique strengths of its membership. Membership & professional development focuses on career long professional development & registration of individuals.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 16 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but unrestricted reserves are available
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 60 years

www.theiet.org

governance@theiet.org

02073445415

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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
31/12/22£67,565£68,826£-1,261£4,006£176,826£161,94428.26344,700
31/12/21£58,545£64,532£-5,987£1,643£196,155£178,25533.16364,813
31/12/20£52,533£61,867£-9,334£1,617£186,298£170,044336704,508
31/12/19£65,634£67,264£-1,630£5,501£184,982£169,49030.26074,606
31/12/18£68,712£65,377£3,335£4,790£168,003£154,12728.35974,448
31/12/17£61,780£61,460£320£4,562£173,886£158,859315780
31/12/16£58,453£57,174£1,279£3,461£156,008£142,926305840
31/12/15£54,299£52,625£1,674£2,819£153,919£142,42932.55490
31/12/14£51,689£51,160£529£6,748£145,931£132,94831.25400
31/12/13£57,596£58,674£-1,078£9,654£137,297£125,26925.65130
31/12/12*£56,820£53,107£3,713£11,922£117,240£104,73323.74710
31/12/11£55,279£50,913£4,366£10,233£111,062£98,88423.34500
31/12/10£57,218£49,702£7,516£9,319£112,573£100,16824.24510
31/12/09£55,134£53,466£1,668£10,291£92,076£85,42819.24700
31/12/08£59,936£53,320£6,616£13,363£83,019£77,58617.54800
31/12/07*£47,756£51,846£-4,090£1,278£113,876£107,15724.84340
31/12/06£44,044£46,924£-2,880£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£43,345£40,966£2,379£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£39,023£37,753£1,270£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 8.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 11%
Highest pay band: £200,000-£250,000
Liabilities/Assets: 13%
Liabilities/Income: 37%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 92%
Reserves/Spending: 28.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.4
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Brunei, Canada, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guernsey, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Trinidad And Tobago, United Arab Emirates, United States,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 634 employees
  • 4,700 volunteers

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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
DCMS - UK Cyber Security Council
£78,711 01/04/2021
For the IET, in partnership with an alliance of cyber security organisations, to set up the new UK Cyber Security Council which we expect to act as the single, coherent voice for the cyber security ....more
DCMS - UK Cyber Security Council
£1,800,000 01/04/2020
For the IET, in partnership with an alliance of cyber security organisations, to set up the new UK Cyber Security Council which we expect to act as the single, coherent voice for the cyber security ....more
Wates Family Enterprise Trust - Institution of Engineering and Technology
£30,000 21/03/2019
To enable teams of children from areas of social disadvantage in the UK take part in IET FIRST® LEGO® League.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (16)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 13/16 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/12/1963, number: 211014
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/01/1970, number: RC000263
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR12: 115 days late, AR07: 250 days late,
Main office

THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERING AND
TECHNOLOGY
2 SAVOY PLACE
LONDON
WC2R 0BL

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE GENERAL ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY & TO FACILITATE THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND IDEAS ON THESE SUBJECTS AMONGST THE MEMBERS OF THE IET AND OTHERWISE

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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