Centre for Cities

n/a
London, United Kingdom

The Centre for Cities is the first port of call for UK and international decision makers seeking to understand and improve UK cities’ economic performance. Their main goal is to understand how and why economic growth and change takes place in Britain’s cities, and to produce research that helps cities improve their performance. Through their focus on the drivers of urban success, they have developed a deep understanding of the economic performance of UK cities. They work with cities, business and Whitehall to ensure their work is relevant, accessible and of practical use to cities and the policy community.

Contact details

Website:
http://www.centreforcities.org/

Address:
Second Floor, 9 Holyrood Street, London, SE1 2EL, UK

Country:
United Kingdom

Sub-region:
Northern Europe

Areas of focus

Geographics of focus
UK
Operating languages
English

Organisation details

Business model
Non-profit
Institutional affiliations
No affiliation
Year founded
2005
Age (years)
Centre for Cities
 20
United Kingdom average
 37
Global average
 32
Founded by
Founders: Lord Sainsbury of Turville
Founder gender: All male
Leadership
Leader(s) (2025): Andrew Carter
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2024): Andrew Carter
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2023): N/A
Leader gender: N/A
Staff size
2025
Centre for Cities
 17
United Kingdom average
 33
Global average
 87
2024
Centre for Cities
 17
2022
Centre for Cities
 21
% Female staff
2025
Centre for Cities
 53%
United Kingdom average
 48%
Global average
 50%
2024
Centre for Cities
 53%
2022
Centre for Cities
 57%
% Female researchers
2025
Centre for Cities
 46%
United Kingdom average
 45%
Global average
 47%
2024
Centre for Cities
 33%
2022
Centre for Cities
 33%

Organisational performance

Publications
2024
Centre for Cities
 20
United Kingdom average
 41
Global average
 58
2023
Centre for Cities
 14
2020
Centre for Cities
 10
Financials
2019
Centre for Cities
 $2,050,383
United Kingdom average
 $79,245,670
Global average
 $52,840,629
2015
Centre for Cities
 $2,124,618

Social

Facebook
Likes (2021)
Centre for Cities
 699
United Kingdom average
 40,366
Global average
 30,624
Likes (2019)
Centre for Cities
 771
Likes (2016)
Centre for Cities
 207
Followers (2025)
Centre for Cities
 31,050
United Kingdom average
 30,213
Global average
 20,495
Followers (2024)
Centre for Cities
 32,588
Followers (2022)
Centre for Cities
 31,256
Subscribers (2025)
Centre for Cities
 584
United Kingdom average
 11,865
Global average
 7,732
Subscribers (2024)
Centre for Cities
 462
Subscribers (2023)
Centre for Cities
 382
Followers (2025)
Centre for Cities
 0
United Kingdom average
 2,488
Global average
 19,522
Followers (2025)
Centre for Cities
 21,000
United Kingdom average
 16,409
Global average
 16,361
Followers (2024)
Centre for Cities
 19,000
Followers (2022)
Centre for Cities
 14,176

Data notes

Last updated: 10/03/2025
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : OTT reviewed
Data sources consulted: Information supplied by organisation, Organisation´s website
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