Registered charity · No. 1016699Charitable company
IO
The Institute of Professional Sound
Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
The Institute of Professional Sound is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training, other charitable purposes.
The Institute of Professional Sound (number 1016699) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does The Institute of Professional Sound do?
Supports those working in professional audio in an operational capacity within the media industry with training and personal development opportunities.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Institute of Professional Sound
Answers The Institute of Professional Sound gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are The Institute of Professional Sound's highest-paid staff paid?
The Institute of Professional Sound's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register does not record The Institute of Professional Sound as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
The Institute of Professional Sound's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Institute of Broadcast Sound; The Institute of Broadcast Sound
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales · Australia · Austria · Denmark · Netherlands · New Zealand · Portugal · Ireland
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Other Defined Groups.
Reported activities: Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body; Other Charitable Activities.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is The Institute of Professional Sound registered for?
General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingOther Charitable Purposes
Why is there no Clarity Score for The Institute of Professional Sound yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Institute of Professional Sound.
An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity.
The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
How scoring works
What should you check before donating to The Institute of Professional Sound?
Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation.
Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract.
Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. An unrated profile means we lack a full assessment; it is not a negative rating.
Claim this profile free to submit your description and an optional logo for review, correct details, or respond publicly. Approved claims show attribution and claimed status. Optional paid plans add enhanced media, reporting and labelled featured visibility by tier; they never change a score.
Is The Institute of Professional Sound a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Institute of Professional Sound as a registered charity (number 1016699) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is The Institute of Professional Sound's charity number?
The Institute of Professional Sound's charity number is 1016699. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1016699?
Search 1016699 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does The Institute of Professional Sound do?
Supports those working in professional audio in an operational capacity within the media industry with training and personal development opportunities.
Does The Institute of Professional Sound have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Institute of Professional Sound. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to The Institute of Professional Sound?
The Institute of Professional Sound's website listed in our register data is http://www.ips.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is The Institute of Professional Sound's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Institute of Professional Sound's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. 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.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Institute of Professional Sound?
The register does not record The Institute of Professional Sound as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are The Institute of Professional Sound's trustees paid?
The Institute of Professional Sound's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was The Institute of Professional Sound previously called?
The register lists these previous names for The Institute of Professional Sound: Institute of Broadcast Sound; The Institute of Broadcast Sound.
When was The Institute of Professional Sound registered as a charity?
The Institute of Professional Sound was entered on the register on 28 January 1993. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 02776194).