Institute of International Visual Arts

Analysis

Institute of International Visual Arts is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02881612). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Institute of International Visual Arts reported income of £633k and spending of £577k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £557k to £633k (+14%), an average of +3.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Institute of International Visual Arts sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Artis Community/Cymuned Ltd (£633k), The Silk Heritage Trust (£635k) and Brighter Sound Ltd (£632k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 54%, charitable activities 43% and trading 2.5%. Charitable activities took 78% of spending and raising funds 16%. Reserves of £210k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.