THE INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS
Registered charity 293851 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC040092 (OSCR)
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.
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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that total Group incoming resources increased by £10.4m to £82.4m, driven primarily by a £10.4m rise in income from scientific publications. The Group reported a net asset position of £77.8m, an increase of £3.4m from the previous year, supported by strong customer cash receipts and improved operating margins at its publishing subsidiary.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Scientific publications (93% of income)
“Some 93% (2023: 92%) of our incoming resources are generated from the activities of IOPP.” — page 33
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Property (HM Land Registry)
10 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (6 freehold); recorded price paid £2.6m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Advertised salaries (public job ads)
Roles this charity has advertised on CharityJob, matched on the exact employer name. A different source from the statutory pay bands above: these are asking salaries for vacancies, not what anyone was paid.
- Workforce Manager — £50,000 - £52,000 per year (depending on experience) · Multiple Locations (Hybrid) · posted 2 days ago (seen 26/08/2026)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Cost of raising funds
£128k
Reserves (reported)
£77.8m
Reported reserves equal ~11.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% 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: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
- Professor Paul John Arton Howarth CBEchair
- Dawn Charlotte Watson
- Dr Alison Jane McMillan
- Dr Christopher David O Leary
- Dr Hana Eliska Krizek
- Dr JANE DAVINA CLARK · trustee of 1 other charity
- Dr Judith Mary Hillier
- Dr Melissa Uchida
- Dr Peter Anthony Thompson
- Dr Rebecca Susan Dewey
- Dr Shoniwa Mosekari
- Dr Vincent Smith MBE
- Paula Knee
- Professor David Delpy
- Professor Dermot Gerald Green
- Professor Malcolm John Cooper
- Professor Robert Andrew Lamb
- Professor Tara Georgina Shears
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Ireland · Kenya · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Tanzania · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total Group incoming resources increased by £10.4m to £82.4m, driven primarily by a £10.4m rise in income from scientific publications. The Group reported a net asset position of £77.8m, an increase of £3.4m from the previous year, supported by strong customer cash receipts and improved operating margins at its publishing subsidiary. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
Who funds THE INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS as a grant recipient include THE EDUCATION ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION, ROYAL COMMISSION FOR THE EXHIBITION OF 1851, THE OGDEN TRUST.
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