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The Institute of Physics

Also known as: Iop

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC040092
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Sept. 4, 2026. Filing history
Registered
Dec. 2, 2008
Legal form
Statutory corporation (Royal Charter etc)

Address

Address
37 Caledonian Road
London
N1 9BU

Contact

Website
iop.org
Screenshot of the The Institute of Physics website

Activities

'It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals','It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations','It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of education','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science'

Beneficiaries: 'Children or young people','Older People','Other defined groups'

Objectives: The object for which the Institute is hereby constituted is to promote the advancement and dissemination of a knowledge of and education in the science of physics, pure and applied, for the benefit of the public and the members of the Institute

Geography

Main operating location
Outwith Scotland
Geographical spread
UK and overseas

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Employees
Dec. 31, 2025 Sept. 4, 2026On time £85,262,000 £82,039,000 646
Dec. 31, 2024 Sept. 26, 2025On time £82,384,000 £83,759,000 651
Dec. 31, 2023 Sept. 20, 2024On time £71,921,000 £77,965,000 600
Dec. 31, 2022 Sept. 28, 2023On time £74,883,000 £76,855,000 567
Dec. 31, 2021 Sept. 24, 2022On time £78,795,000 £76,949,000 540
Dec. 31, 2020 Sept. 26, 2021 £76,690,000 £66,840,000 595

Due dates are 9 months after the year end, OSCR's deadline, so they don't allow for any extension OSCR has granted.