INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH
Registered charity 800065 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as I P P R · also registered in Scotland as SC046557 (OSCR)
IPPR produces cutting edge research and innovative policy ideas for a more just, democratic and sustainable world. Through independent research and analysis we define new agendas for change and provide practical solutions to challenges across public policy issues. Our research uses a wide range of methods and draws on the expertise of academics, practitioners, and the general public.
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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £228,284 for the year ended 31 December 2024, increasing total reserves to £3,299,446. The trustees confirm that unrestricted funds plus secured income easily covered projected operating costs, with no material uncertainties affecting the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: approximately four months of the charity's projected future operational costs (held: £2.4m)
“It is the policy of the Trustees to maintain throughout the year Reserves equivalent to approximately four months of the charity's projected future operational costs.” — page 10
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: IPPR Trading Limited
“The charity owns the whole of the issued ordinary share capital of I.P.P.R. Trading Limited, a company registered in England.” — page 30
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Harry Quilter-Pinner — Executive director (source)
- Emma Norris — Deputy director (source)
- David Wastell — Director of news and communications (source)
- Zoë Billingham — Director of IPPR North (source)
- Stephen Boyd — Director of IPPR Scotland (source)
- Kinga Simony — Director of finance and operations (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Reported reserves equal ~0.5 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 (76% 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).
- Lord Victor Olufemi Adebowalechair
- Baroness Ayesha Hazarika
- Boaz Moselle
- Jahangir Alom
- Lib Peck · trustee of 1 other charity
- Naresh Ramchandani · trustee of 1 other charity
- Rebecca Bunce
- Simon James Steeden
- William Somerville
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £228,284 for the year ended 31 December 2024, increasing total reserves to £3,299,446. The trustees confirm that unrestricted funds plus secured income easily covered projected operating costs, with no material uncertainties affecting the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.
Who funds INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH?
Funders whose own accounts filings name INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH as a grant recipient include JUSTICE COLLABORATIONS, TRUST FOR LONDON, JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION, THE BARROW CADBURY TRUST, JOFFE CHARITABLE TRUST CIO.
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