The Institute for Optimum Nutrition

Analysis

The Institute for Optimum Nutrition is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in July 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02724405). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Institute for Optimum Nutrition reported income of £2.1m and spending of £2.1m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £2.4m to £2.1m (-8.8%), an average of -2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Institute for Optimum Nutrition sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Brain Trust Limited (£2.1m), The Nurture Group Network Limited (£2.1m) and Clervaux Garden School (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £63k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 39 people.