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the institute of development studies

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Activities & Mission

The Institute of Development Studies is a leading global institution for development research, teaching and learning, and impact and communications, based at the University of Sussex. IDS hosts numerous research clusters and postgraduate courses and a host of web-based knowledge services.

Fundraising

See where The Institute Of Development Studies is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Local Authority

Financial Information

Latest Income
£23,363,000
Latest Expenditure
£26,919,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 99.7%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 86.5%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.4%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £0
Charitable Activities £19,604,000
Other Trading £414,000
Investments £277,000
Other Income £3,068,000

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £23,282,000
Raising Funds £69,000
Governance £38,000
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £3,568,000

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2025£23,363,000£26,919,000£23,282,000£9,784,000£5,263,000250 / 0
2024£26,261,000£29,778,000£29,717,000£13,405,000£9,012,000251 / 0
2023£31,762,000£31,899,000£31,846,000£8,607,000£2,185,000260 / 0
2022£29,174,000£29,722,000£29,678,000£7,090,000£452,000258 / 0
2021£31,422,000£28,129,000£28,077,000£13,132,000£5,710,000255 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX
FALMER
BRIGHTON
EAST SUSSEX
BN1 9RE
Registration Date
13 June 1966
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
306371
Charity Number
306371

Trustees

Jenny Natasha Clayton
Awo Ablo
Professor Deepak Nayyar
Tamsyn Barton
Jose Antonio Ocampo Gaviria
Ernest Aryeetey
Ha-Joon Chang
Dr Sasha Roseneil
Professor Peter Taylor
Michael Charles Bellamy
Jeremy Lind
Mariam Zabakhidze

Sectors & Classifications

Also Known As

  • IDS