Irshad Trust

Analysis

Irshad Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Irshad Trust reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.0m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £1.1m to £1.1m (-4.6%), an average of -1.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Irshad Trust sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Reading Education Trust (£1.1m), Safety Net (UK) (£1.1m) and Brownberrie Education Trust (£1.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 91% and donations and legacies 8.8%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £13.8m would cover about 161 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.