A new home for the College

Over the last year or so, our Council and Board of Trustees have been reviewing the College’s Estate, primarily Churchill House and its fitness for purpose in serving our members and contributing to the delivery of our charitable objectives.

As a result of this work, the Board of Trustees has recently approved a recommendation to sell Churchill House and find a new home for the College and Faculties that is fit for the future, our members and our specialties.

This is an exciting opportunity for us and we want to create a space where our members, Fellows and employees feel welcome and inspired.

It will take time and a lot of planning - it’s unlikely a move will happen before 2026. In looking for a new home, we will be led by our values and consider factors including sustainability, accessibility, innovation and affordability. Your views are important – we want to know what you think members need from a new building.

Why are we moving?

We want College assets, including Churchill House, to work better for our members. Like most organisations, the pandemic revolutionised our working patterns and our building requirements.

Moving many of our services online and hybrid working means we now have about twice as much space as we need. We have adjusted by bringing in tenants to occupy unused space, which has contributed financially, but isn’t sufficient.

In addition, Churchill House needs a significant amount of investment to help it meet new regulations around sustainability and accessibility. To do this would be very expensive to deliver and could ultimately be unaffordable for us.

You can read more about why we are moving in this Bulletin article by our Chief Executive, Jono Bruun.

How you can get involved

In the coming weeks and months we will seek input from all our members about what we need from a new building.

We are eager to ensure member engagement throughout this process. In this initial phase we invite your feedback on the key attributes we should seek in our new building. We emailed all College and Faculty members on 4 December 2024, inviting you to complete an online form, which presents our overarching aims and broad themes for your feedback.
Thank you to everyone who attended our Let's Talk event on 12 November. We received some very useful questions and input, which has informed our thinking.