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THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH

Registered charity 306083 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NIESR

The charity is an independent economic and social research institute which carries out high quality academic research of relevance to business and policy makers.

Causes: Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£4.0m
Latest spending
£4.1m
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income was £4,016,050 against total expenditure of £4,146,584, resulting in a net spending deficit for the period. The charity holds unrestricted funds of £1,858,526 and has a stated financial reserves policy in place. The filing was not submitted with a declaration, indicating an administrative failure in the return process.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £150,001 - £200,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £70k)
“£150,001 to £200,000 1”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Income from charitable activities (68% of income)
“Income from charitable activities £ 2,723,029”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: Yes (held: £1.9m)
“Financial reserves policy and procedures Yes”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: disclosed
“Does the charity have any trading subsidiaries? Yes”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 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 31/03/2025)

Total income
£4.0m
Total spending
£4.1m
Reserves (reported)
£1.9m
Employees
48

Reported reserves equal ~5.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (68% 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

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£4.0m£4.1m
31/03/2024£3.1m£2.7m
31/03/2023£5.0m£4.2m
31/03/2022£4.6m£6.2m
31/03/2021£5.3m£5.5m

Common questions

Is THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income was £4,016,050 against total expenditure of £4,146,584, resulting in a net spending deficit for the period. The charity holds unrestricted funds of £1,858,526 and has a stated financial reserves policy in place. The filing was not submitted with a declaration, indicating an administrative failure in the return process.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £150,001 - £200,000 band.

Who funds THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH as a grant recipient include THE NUFFIELD FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE NUFFIELD FOUNDATIONFY2022£477kBuilding a regional regeneration Index to track socio-economic `Levelling Up’
THE NUFFIELD FOUNDATIONFY2023£50kGeneral election briefings on key economic and social issues

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION2£417k
THE HEALTH FOUNDATION2£267k
THE LANKELLYCHASE FOUNDATION2£59k
FOUNDATIONS - WHAT WORKS CENTRE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES1£1.5m
GAMBLEAWARE1£1.0m
FITZGERALD FAMILY FOUNDATION1£275k
FRIENDS PROVIDENT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£266k
THE NATIONWIDE FOUNDATION1£242k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH£4.0m£150,001 - £200,000—unclear—no doubt
NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH FY2025£53.2m——above—no doubt
THE ROYAL ECONOMIC SOCIETY FY2024£2.4m——above—no doubt
THE INSTITUTE FOR FISCAL STUDIES FY2024£13.1m—35above—no doubt
THE ROYAL INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS FY2025£20.2m——unclear—no doubt
THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH IN ENGLAND AND WALES FY2025£19.2m——unclear—no doubt

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