Population Investigation Committee
Analysis
Population Investigation Committee is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Population Investigation Committee reported income of £128k and spending of £123k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £122k to £128k (+5.1%), an average of +1.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Population Investigation Committee sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Streatley Hill Pre-School (£128k), St Andrew's Church Playgroup (£128k) and Fair Chance Foundation (£128k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To promote the training of demographers in the UK, encourage research in the field of population studies and to disseminate the results to as wide an audience as possible.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Streatley Hill Pre-School | Reading | £128k |
| St Andrew's Church Playgroup | Edgware | £128k |
| Fair Chance Foundation | London | £128k |
| Cambridgeshire Police Shrievalty Trust | Peterborough | £128k |