CCEW Charity Commission profile

CENTRE FOR INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM LIMITED

Registered charity 1118602 · organisation 4021442

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
29 March 2007
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
05471322
Financial period
1 December 2024 – 30 November 2025
Latest income
£528,787
Latest expenditure
£741,135
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 8 Lewisham Way, Goldsmiths, University of London, Media, Comms and Cultural Studies

Website recorded by the regulator: www.tcij.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Education of the public in the principles and practice of investigative journalism, in particular by the provision of training, educational resources and publications

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 December 2024
Fin Period End Date
30 November 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
30 September 2026
Date Annual Return Received
18 August 2026
Date Accounts Received
18 August 2026
Total Gross Income
£528,787
Total Gross Expenditure
£741,135
Fin Period Start Date
1 December 2023
Fin Period End Date
30 November 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
30 September 2025
Date Annual Return Received
9 September 2025
Date Accounts Received
9 September 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,174,091
Total Gross Expenditure
£997,105
Fin Period Start Date
1 December 2022
Fin Period End Date
30 November 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
30 September 2024
Date Annual Return Received
29 August 2024
Date Accounts Received
29 August 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,394,725
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,051,889
Fin Period Start Date
1 December 2021
Fin Period End Date
30 November 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
30 September 2023
Date Annual Return Received
16 August 2023
Date Accounts Received
16 August 2023
Total Gross Income
£958,113
Total Gross Expenditure
£921,334
Fin Period Start Date
1 December 2020
Fin Period End Date
30 November 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
30 September 2022
Date Annual Return Received
18 August 2022
Date Accounts Received
18 August 2022
Total Gross Income
£383,272
Total Gross Expenditure
£357,717

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 December 2024
Fin Period End Date
30 November 2025
Ar Due Date
30 September 2026
Ar Received Date
18 August 2026
Total Gross Income
£528,787
Total Gross Expenditure
£741,135
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
0
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
0
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
0
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
0
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
0
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
0
Count Salary Band 130001 140000
0
Count Salary Band 140001 150000
0
Count Salary Band 150001 200000
0
Count Salary Band 200001 250000
0
Count Salary Band 250001 300000
0
Count Salary Band 300001 350000
0
Count Salary Band 350001 400000
0
Count Salary Band 400001 450000
0
Count Salary Band 450001 500000
0
Count Salary Band Over 500000
0
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 December 2023
Fin Period End Date
30 November 2024
Ar Due Date
30 September 2025
Ar Received Date
9 September 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,174,091
Total Gross Expenditure
£997,105
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
6
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 December 2022
Fin Period End Date
30 November 2023
Ar Due Date
30 September 2024
Ar Received Date
29 August 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,394,725
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,051,889
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 December 2021
Fin Period End Date
30 November 2022
Ar Due Date
30 September 2023
Ar Received Date
16 August 2023
Total Gross Income
£958,113
Total Gross Expenditure
£921,334
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 December 2020
Fin Period End Date
30 November 2021
Ar Due Date
30 September 2022
Ar Received Date
18 August 2022
Total Gross Income
£383,272
Total Gross Expenditure
£357,717
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 December 2024
Fin Period End Date
30 November 2025
Ar Due Date
30 September 2026
Ar Received Date
18 August 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
224898
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
268015
Income Investments
32979
Income Other
2895
Income Total Income And Endowments
528787
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£741,135
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
741135
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
10084
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£319,247
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£714,699
Assets Total Liabilities
£71,073
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£643,626
Creditors One Year Total Current
71073
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£701,813
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
560731
Funds Restricted
82895
Funds Total
643626
Count Employees
7
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 December 2023
Fin Period End Date
30 November 2024
Ar Due Date
30 September 2025
Ar Received Date
9 September 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
943740
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
198068
Income Investments
23852
Income Other
8431
Income Total Income And Endowments
1174091
Income Legacies
40000
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£832,688
Expenditure Other
164417
Expenditure Total
997105
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
17500
Expenditure Support Costs
164417
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£260,143
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£997,708
Assets Total Liabilities
£141,734
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£855,974
Creditors One Year Total Current
141734
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£975,175
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
469236
Funds Restricted
386738
Funds Total
855974
Count Employees
7
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 December 2022
Fin Period End Date
30 November 2023
Ar Due Date
30 September 2024
Ar Received Date
29 August 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
1193129
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
170207
Income Investments
0
Income Other
31389
Income Total Income And Endowments
1394725
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£991,892
Expenditure Other
59997
Expenditure Total
1051889
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
59997
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£150,000
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£753,051
Assets Total Liabilities
£74,063
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£678,988
Creditors One Year Total Current
74063
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£664,975
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
403402
Funds Restricted
275586
Funds Total
678988
Count Employees
7
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 December 2021
Fin Period End Date
30 November 2022
Ar Due Date
30 September 2023
Ar Received Date
16 August 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
784166
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
173947
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
958113
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£921,334
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
921334
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
104538
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£149,169
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£585,855
Assets Total Liabilities
£249,703
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£336,152
Creditors One Year Total Current
249703
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£553,720
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
149169
Funds Restricted
186983
Funds Total
336152
Count Employees
6
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
304
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Human Resources
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
309
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
CENTRE FOR INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM LIMITED
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2007-03-29T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION ADOPTED 3 JUNE 2005 as amended on 30 Jun 2021 as amended on 16 Jul 2026
Charitable Objects
THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING, EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND PUBLICATIONS AND SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES RELATED TO THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM AS THE DIRECTORS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE...
Area Of Benefit
NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests