The Incorporated Society for Psychical Research

Analysis

The Incorporated Society for Psychical Research is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 1962, 64 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 00044861). It says it makes grants to individuals, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Incorporated Society for Psychical Research reported income of £655k and spending of £325k, leaving 50% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £431k to £655k (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 301%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Incorporated Society for Psychical Research sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Charlton House School Limited (£652k), The Association for Science and Discovery Centres (£657k) and Heads Up Leicester Limited (£651k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 78%, investments 11%, trading 7.8% and charitable activities 3.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £7,982. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 7.3%. Reserves of £2.4m would cover about 86 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.