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The Institute of Physics

A Registered Charity based in England

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The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-293851 .
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Description

Implementation of various projects aimed to promote the advancement and dissemination of a knowledge and education in the science of physics, pure and applied.Communicating importance of physics to all audiences, increasing awareness of and participation in physics.Maintaining and increasing membership.

Also known as

  • The Institute of Physics
  • Institute of Physics
  • The Institute of Physics

CCEW Charity number

293851

Registered

Postcode

N1 9BU

Website

iop.org

Domain

iop.org

Latest income

£74,883,000 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.

The Institute of Physics

GB-CHC-293851

Locations

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Depending on the data source, location may describe the headquarters of the organisation rather than the area it operates in.

Area of operation outside the UK

  • Germany
  • France
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Singapore
  • Tanzania, United Republic of

Registered Office in the UK

The Institute of Physics

GB-CHC-293851

Linked records

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This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 2 active records and 0 inactive records, from 2 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-293851 .
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An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.

Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.

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GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 293851 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

The Institute of Physics (this record)

Organisation record from Charity Commission for England and Wales
Last updated 2024-04-18

The Institute of Physics

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The Institute of Physics

GB-CHC-293851

Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

  • Professional associations J20

UK Charity Activity Tags

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  • Education ED
  • Research RS » Science RS103

Theme (CCEW)

  • General Charitable Purposes 101
  • Education/training 102
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science 109

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • Other Defined Groups 206
  • The General Public/mankind 207

Activities (CCEW)

  • Makes Grants To Individuals 301
  • Provides Services 306
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information 307
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body 309

Scale of operation

  • National and Overseas

The Institute of Physics

GB-CHC-293851

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
1986-03-21 Registered as a charity
2004-12-31 1,912,000 7,530,000
2005-12-31 2,872,000 10,503,000
2006-12-31 5,141,472 13,385,816
2007-12-31 5,891,158 14,406,412
2008-12-31 6,237,640 14,902,270
2009-12-31 45,059,000 44,822,000
2010-12-31 47,281,000 44,658,000
2011-12-31 49,497,000 47,283,000
2012-12-31 53,149,000 51,174,000
2013-12-31 63,053,000 52,581,000
2014-12-31 55,040,000 51,670,000
2015-12-31 56,861,000 53,817,000
2016-12-31 67,448,000 63,004,000
2017-12-31 23,348,000 17,319,000
2018-12-31 72,305,000 65,018,000
2019-12-31 74,595,000 68,272,000
2020-12-31 76,690,000 66,840,000
2021-12-31 78,795,000 76,949,000
2022-12-31 74,883,000 76,855,000
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

The Institute of Physics

GB-CHC-293851

Charity people

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2022
£
2021
£
Employees 582 575
Employees paid more than £60,000 137 90
Volunteers 1,130 1,634
Trustees 19
Employees
Volunteers

Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

The Institute of Physics

GB-CHC-293851

Statement of Financial Activities

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Statement of financial activities for year ended .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2022
£m
2021
£m
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 0.1 -
Legacies 0.1 0.0
Endowments - -
Donations and legacies 0.1 0.0
Income from charitable activities 72.6 76.6
Income from other trading activities 1.7 2.0
Income from investments 0.5 0.2
Other income 0.0 -
Total 74.9 78.8
Expenditure
Investment management - -
Other spending on raising funds 0.1 0.1
Spending on raising funds 0.1 0.1
Grants to institutions - -
Other charitable activities 75.4 68.3
Charitable activities 75.4 68.3
Other spending 1.3 8.5
Total 76.9 76.9
Net income / (expenditure) (2.0) 1.8

The Institute of Physics

GB-CHC-293851

Balance sheet

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Balance sheet at .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2022
£m
2021
£m
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 42.0 37.5
Investment assets 23.6 25.9
65.7 63.4
Current assets
Current investment assets - -
Cash 28.2 37.6
Other current assets 29.5 18.6
57.7 56.3
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (43.7) (31.6)
Net current assets 14.0 24.7
Total assets less current liabilities 79.7 88.1
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year (0.8) (0.8)
Net assets (excluding pension scheme) 78.9 87.3
Defined benefit pension scheme 0.7 (3.6)
Net assets (including pension scheme) 79.6 83.7
Funds
Endowment funds - -
Restricted funds 3.1 3.5
Unrestricted funds 76.5 80.1
79.6 83.7

The Institute of Physics

GB-CHC-293851

Income from government

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2022
£
2021
£
Contracts with government
Income from government contracts 1,091,076 1,952,147
Government contracts as % of total income 1.5% 2.5%
Number of government contracts 1 1
Government grants
Income from government grants 247,169 278,503
Government grants as % of total income 0.3% 0.4%
Number of government grants 2 3

The Institute of Physics

GB-CHC-293851

Grants received

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Date Funder Amount awarded Description
Garfield Weston Foundation
Education
£100,000 Major Grants award
Greater London Authority
London Schools Excellence Legacy Fund
£50,180
1 year
Grant to The Institute of Physics
Jan 2016 to Oct 2017
Wolfson Foundation
Education
£200,000 Grant to Institute of Physics
The David & Elaine Potter Foundation
Education
£10,000
1 year
IOP for Africa - South Africa

Data source

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The Institute of Physics

GB-CHC-293851

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