The Institute of Professional Sound

Analysis

The Institute of Professional Sound is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in January 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02776194). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Institute of Professional Sound reported income of £92k and spending of £113k, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £47k to £92k (+95%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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 of Professional Sound sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Safer Luton (£92k), Wymeswold Preschool (£92k) and Keston College (£92k).