International Friends of the National Gallery of Ireland

Analysis

International Friends of the National Gallery of Ireland is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in United Kingdom. It was registered in May 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03195458). It says it provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, International Friends of the National Gallery of Ireland reported income of £95k and spending of £6,828, leaving 93% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £30k to £95k (+212%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 465%. Over the whole period it spent 27% 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, International Friends of the National Gallery of Ireland sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Epta - European Piano Teachers' Association (UK) Limited (£95k), Riverside Players (£95k) and Yellow House Cultural Club (£95k).