Common questions about Institute for Public Policy Research's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status.
Is Institute for Public Policy Research a good charity? +
Institute for Public Policy Research scores 73 out of 100 (3 stars — Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 100% of its spending goes to charitable activities (latest year) and its accounts are up to date. That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate.
Is Institute for Public Policy Research a legitimate charity? +
The register data used for this profile lists Institute for Public Policy Research as a registered charity (charity number 800065). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=800065&subId=0. Check the current entry and the identity of anyone requesting money. Registration does not verify a particular appeal; Clarity Score summarises filing transparency, not programme impact.
What is Institute for Public Policy Research's charity number? +
Institute for Public Policy Research's charity number is 800065. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals.
What is Institute for Public Policy Research's charity rating? +
Institute for Public Policy Research scores 73 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars — Needs improvement). The Clarity Score (method v1.1) sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking.
Does Institute for Public Policy Research have reviews and complaints? +
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Institute for Public Policy Research. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (none flagged on this profile). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How much of my donation reaches Institute for Public Policy Research? +
Across the recent disclosed accounts used for this score, 100% of Institute for Public Policy Research's total spending went to charitable activities. That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift.
What are Institute for Public Policy Research's overheads? +
Across the recent disclosed accounts used for this score, fundraising costs were about 0% of total expenditure and fundraising plus separately reported governance figures amount to about 0% of expenditure (2022–2024, disclosed years); these categories can overlap, so this is not a distinct total of all administration costs at Institute for Public Policy Research. Institute for Public Policy Research's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports 7 employees paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £90,001–£100,000 (1 employee). Individual salaries, including the chief executive's, are disclosed in the trustees' annual report rather than on the register.
How much income does Institute for Public Policy Research receive? +
Institute for Public Policy Research reported £4.7m total income in its 2024 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing.
Are Institute for Public Policy Research's accounts up to date? +
Filing status: up to date (last filing 2025-10-03). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score.
Where is Institute for Public Policy Research based? +
Institute for Public Policy Research's registered contact address is in London (SW1P 3AY). It tells the regulator it operates in England and Wales, Scotland, with a focus on education.
How much is Institute for Public Policy Research's chief executive paid? +
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Institute for Public Policy Research's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports 7 employees paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £90,001–£100,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Institute for Public Policy Research's money come from? +
Institute for Public Policy Research reported £4.7m total income for the year ending 31 December 2024. The largest sources were charitable activities £3.6m (76%), trading and fundraising events £1m (22%), investments £47k (1%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Institute for Public Policy Research? +
The register records Institute for Public Policy Research as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Institute for Public Policy Research's trustees paid? +
Institute for Public Policy Research's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Institute for Public Policy Research registered as a charity? +
Institute for Public Policy Research was entered on the register on 26 September 1988. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 02292601).
How does CharityCompare score Institute for Public Policy Research? +
We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Institute for Public Policy Research's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought.
How often is this page updated? +
This profile was last updated on 6 September 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and Institute for Public Policy Research's most recent accounts cover 2024. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.