A new home for the College

In summer 2024, Council and the Board of Trustees 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 decision followed a review of 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.

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

The sale of Churchill House was completed in January 2025 but it will remain our home for up to 18 months while we find a new property to purchase. In looking for a new home, we are being led by our values and considering factors including sustainability, accessibility, innovation and affordability. Your views are important – we want to know what you think members need from a new building.

Read more about the overarching aims and broad themes that are shaping our search for a new home for the College.

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.

Read more about the decision to relocate from Churchill House and our FAQs

How you can get involved

We are eager to ensure member engagement throughout this process and have been seeking input from all our members about what we need from a 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. We received over 700 responses, the majority of which were broadly supportive.
We've hosted two events, a Let's Talk event in November 2024 and a Membership Engagement Panel event in January 2025. Thank you to everyone who attended. These sessions have enabled us to hear from you in more depth about what you want and need from our new home.