Institute for Public Policy Research

Analysis

Institute for Public Policy Research is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02292601). It says it sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Institute for Public Policy Research reported income of £6.2m and spending of £5.7m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.7m to £6.2m (+125%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Institute for Public Policy Research sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include York House School Trust Limited (£6.1m), Dudley Lodge (£6.2m) and Amesbury School Trust Limited (£6.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 87% and trading 12%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £40k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 54 people.