The Institution of Lighting Professionals

Analysis

The Institution of Lighting Professionals is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rugby. It was registered in December 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00227499). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Institution of Lighting Professionals reported income of £994k and spending of £1.1m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £553k to £994k (+80%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Institution of Lighting Professionals sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Foundation Rachel and Pamela Schiele (£988k), Waterlife Recovery Trust (£999k) and Exmoor Zoological & Conservation Centre (£987k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94%, trading 5.0% and investments 1.5%. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 5.3%. Reserves of £1.6m would cover about 18 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.