THE INSTITUTE FOR OPTIMUM NUTRITION

Registered charity 1013084 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as I O N OR ION, ION

Education and professional training for nutritional therapists, provision of advice on nutrition and wellbeing through our optimum nutrition clinics. Continual professional development training and information and online training for the general public. The publication of a monthly online newsletter to provide accessible information on nutrition, wellbeing and lifestyle.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £32,750 for the year, bringing total unrestricted funds to £62,821. However, the trustees and auditors have identified a material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern due to reliance on future funding and economic pressures affecting student numbers. Free reserves are significantly below the stated policy target of £550,000.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Institute for Optimum Nutrition (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Viridian Nutrition — “Thanks to an ION bursary funded by Viridian Nutrition, she is now studying nutritional therapy while balancing full-time work.” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rachel Hampsonchair
• Anita Wyles
• Carmai Pestell
• Christine Margaret Bailey
• DIAN SHEPPERSON MILLS
• Liam Jonathan Patrick Keogh · trustee of 1 other charity
• Mahalakshmi Ranganathan
• SUSAN HILLMAN · trustee of 1 other charity

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE NUTRITIONAL WELLBEING FOUNDATION.

• THE NUTRITIONAL WELLBEING FOUNDATION income £11.9m
• THE INSTITUTE OF LICENSING income £556k
• INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT LIMITED income £479k
• OXFORD BROOKES STUDENTS UNION LTD income £1.6m
• INFECTION PREVENTION SOCIETY income £825k
• I.O.O. LIMITED income £4.4m

Side by side with its peers

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.