Regulatory Policy Institute

Analysis

Regulatory Policy Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02659216). It says it sponsors or undertakes research and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Regulatory Policy Institute reported income of £14k and spending of £108k, spending 772% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £250 to £14k (+5477%), an average of +173% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 46520%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Regulatory Policy Institute sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Orston Village Hall and Recreation Ground (£14k), The Musique-Cordiale Trust (£14k) and Wattlesborough Village Hall Institute (£14k).