The British Physics Olympiad Trust
Analysis
The British Physics Olympiad Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in February 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending August 2025, The British Physics Olympiad Trust reported income of £276k and spending of £357k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £124k to £276k (+122%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The British Physics Olympiad Trust sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jigsaw(Southeast) (£276k), Friends of Sandside Lodge (£276k) and Parkwood Christian Fellowship Preschool (£275k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The BPhO provides competitive physics problems and competition exam papers within schools. It runs twelve key competitions over four age groups (Yr10 - Yr13), providing resources to stretch able school physics students, part of a process to select and train two teams to represent the UK at the International Physics Olympiad and at the International Olympiad on Astronomy & Astrophysics each year.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Jigsaw(Southeast) | East Grinstead | £276k |
| Friends of Sandside Lodge | Ulverston | £276k |
| Parkwood Christian Fellowship Preschool | Gillingham | £275k |
| St Martin's Pre-School | Surrey | £277k |