OpenCharities

Institute for Public Policy Research

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC046557
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Sept. 23, 2026. Filing history
Registered
May 13, 2016
Legal form
Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Address

Address
8 Storey's Gate
London
London
SW1P 3AY

Contact

Website
ippr.org
Screenshot of the Institute for Public Policy Research website

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the prevention or relief of poverty','the advancement of education','the advancement of health','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage'

Beneficiaries: 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'

Objectives: (1) The Company's objects are: (a) to promote research into (and the publication of the useful results thereof) and the education of the public in the economic, social and political sciences and in science and technology, the voluntary sector and social enterprise, public services, and industry and commerce. (b) to advance the voluntary sector and the efficiency of public services which serve (or further) a charitable purpose. (c) to advance physical and mental health. (d) to relieve poverty, unemployment, or those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. (e) to advance environmental protection or improvement and sustainable development. (f) to advance the arts, culture, heritage or science. and (g) to advance such other exclusively charitable purposes as the Trustees in their absolute discretion determine.

Geography

Main operating location
Outwith Scotland
Geographical spread
UK and overseas

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Employees
Dec. 31, 2025 Sept. 23, 2026On time £6,161,893 £5,684,855 54
Dec. 31, 2024 Sept. 25, 2025On time £4,682,349 £4,454,065 53
Dec. 31, 2023 Sept. 30, 2024On time £4,257,469 £4,239,690 49
Dec. 31, 2022 Oct. 6, 20236 days late £3,429,972 £3,425,774 46
Dec. 31, 2021 Sept. 30, 2022On time £2,741,065 £2,727,977 43
Dec. 31, 2020 Sept. 29, 2021 £2,537,933 £2,502,572 43

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