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centre for cities

The charity supports the general public. Centre For Cities is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing advocacy, advice, or information. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

To promote education for the public benefit in issues of economics and public policy in relation to cities and towns in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in the world and to promote for the public benefit research in the aforementioned fields and to publish the useful results of such research.

Fundraising

See where Centre For Cities is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,923,328
Latest Expenditure
£1,815,666

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 94.4%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 2.4%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,300,000
Charitable Activities £573,505
Other Trading £0
Investments £49,823
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,815,666
Raising Funds £0
Governance £43,204
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,923,328£1,815,666£1,815,666£1,066,983£1,058,39219 / 0
2023£1,878,873£1,737,557£1,737,557£959,321£950,19020 / 0
2022£1,751,747£1,967,853£1,967,853£818,005£804,71023 / 0
2021£1,728,753£1,664,662£1,664,662£1,034,111£1,012,88919 / 0
2020£1,594,438£1,538,266£1,538,266£970,020£954,48818 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers