01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC050060
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Cross Border
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- 40
- Postcode
- SE1 3GN
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
Beneficiaries
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objects for which the Institute is established are: 3.1.1 to advance or promote the efficiency of organisations established for charitable purposes throughout the United Kingdom. 3.1.2 to promote higher standards of administration and fundraising for charitable purposes throughout the United Kingdom. and 3.1.3 to educate the public in relation to the matters referred to in Articles 3.1.1 and 3.1.2 throughout the United Kingdom. 3.2 Nothing in these objects shall authorise an application of the property of the Institute for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £4,434,582 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £4,621,183 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 40 | 25 September 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £4,837,968 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £5,026,924 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 40 | 31 July 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £4,634,260 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £4,552,801 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 40 | 2 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £4,227,905 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £4,470,700 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 40 | 25 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £3,938,124 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £4,131,732 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 40 | 30 September 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- Chartered Institute of Fundraising, Canopi, 82 Tanner Street, London
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.ciof.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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