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Primary research drawing on our own client data and published sector datasets, covering CIC survival rates, trustee recruitment patterns and the real cost of Charity Commission registration delays across the UK.

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Original data and sector studies produced by our impact team

Research report2026-02-1022 min read

Three-year survival rates of community interest companies incorporated 2021-2023

Analysis of 1,240 CICs incorporated across three years, tracked against Companies House filings and CIC Regulator records.

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CICResearchData
Research report2025-10-0118 min read

Where charities actually find their trustees: a study of 400 boards

Personal networks still dominate trustee recruitment, with consequences for board diversity that the Charity Governance Code has yet to shift.

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TrusteesCharity Governance CodeResearch
Research report2026-04-2815 min read

The real cost of Charity Commission registration delays

Average waiting times have lengthened since 2024. We quantify the operational and funding cost to newly formed charities.

Grace Okonjo

Charity CommissionResearchRegistration
Research report2026-05-1520 min read

Benchmarking HACT and National TOMs valuations against sector data

Where the two dominant valuation frameworks diverge, and why the choice of proxy can change a reported figure by more than 30%.

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HACTNational TOMsImpact measurement
Research report2026-06-0117 min read

The social enterprise funding gap after three years of contracting grant budgets

New survey data on how CICs and charities are substituting grant income with trading and contract revenue.

Crescent Covenant CIC

FundingResearchSocial enterprise

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