THE CENTRE FOR ECONOMIC POLICY RESEARCH
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
CEPR's mission is to promote world-class economic research and deliver the policy-relevant results to decision-makers: Research Excellence with Policy Relevance. It provides common services for its network of researchers and for users of its research, and obtains funding for the activities it develops, executing projects once funding is obtained, and reporting to donors on activities undertaken.
Latest income
£7.5m
Expenditure
£7.4m
Financial year end
2025-09-30
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-30 | £4.8m | £4.3m | |
| 2022-09-30 | £6.6m | £6.2m | |
| 2023-09-30 | £7.6m | £7.0m | |
| 2024-09-30 | £8.2m | £8.7m | |
| 2025-09-30 | £7.5m | £7.4m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-09-30
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £6.5m |
| Charitable activities | £353k |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £48k |
| Total income | £7.5m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £7.4m |
| Raising funds | £3k |
| Grants to institutions | £2.1m |
| Governance | £31k |
| Total expenditure | £7.4m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £1.2m |
| Total funds | £1.8m |
| — restricted | £595k |
| — unrestricted | £1.2m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £1.8m |
| Cash | £2.8m |
People
| Employees | 19 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- Economic/community Development/employment
Who it helps
- Other Defined Groups
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Services
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.