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Registered charity · London

The Institute of Physics Benevolent Fund

The Institute of Physics Benevolent Fund is a registered charity (number 209746) based in London, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Professor Julian Jones OBE since 2012. Latest income £81k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 7 trustees
  • Income £81k (2025)
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
General Charitable Purposes, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Where
Throughout England And Wales
Website
www.iop.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1962

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£81k£28k
  • 2024£72k£51k
  • 2023£56k£28k
Earlier years
  • 2022£48k£60k
  • 2021£45k£46k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

THE PRIMARY AIM OF THE CHARITY IS TO PROVIDE ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS AND SUCH OTHER PERSONS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME WHO ARE FACING SERIOUS FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER CRITICAL NEED WITH ASSISTANCE DESIGNED TO ALLEVIATE THE CAUSES OF THEIR ADVERSITY

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

5.3y median 2y
average tenure
14y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

5.7y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (7)

1
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Disability 7General Charitable Purposes 7The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 7

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Health and social care 1

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£81k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
209746
Status
Registered
Governing document
DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 14/03/1933 AND RULES ADOPTED 05/12/1961 AS AMENDED 27/10/1994 AS AMENDED 19/07/2012 as amended on 26 Apr 2018 as amended on 26 Apr 2018
Contact on the register
07771757944 · benfund@iop.org
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
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