The Charity Commission is examining City and Guilds of London Institute’s sale of its City & Guilds awardig and training operation to PeopleCert, a commercial provider of professional and language certification, in October 2025, in a transaction valued at around £180m.

A new company, City & Guilds Ltd, was incorporated for the purposes of the transaction, retaining the valuable City & Guilds brand under the ultimate ownership of Peoplecert Wisdom Limited, and has five directors.