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the institute of economic affairs limited

The charity supports the general public. The Institute Of Economic Affairs Limited is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in London and operates in London and Belgium.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The IEA's activities include research, publications, conferences, lectures, seminars, special events, a website, blog and extensive programme of student and teacher outreach.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,975,000
Latest Expenditure
£2,985,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 42.4%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 83.3%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 16.8%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £5,692,000
Charitable Activities £11,000
Other Trading £51,000
Investments £114,000
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £2,487,000
Raising Funds £498,000
Governance £4,585
Grants to Institutions £94,149
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,975,000£2,985,000£2,487,000£6,319,000£197,00022 / 12
2023£2,318,000£2,426,000£2,112,000£3,172,000£621,00022 / 12
2022£2,565,000£2,349,000£2,050,000£3,342,000£689,00020 / 0
2021£2,343,000£2,328,000£1,961,000£3,026,000£157,00020 / 0
2019£2,065,648£2,458,253£2,118,236£2,976,809£194,93119 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers