The Irwin Trust

Analysis

The Irwin Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gerrards Cross. It was registered in April 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending April 2026, The Irwin Trust reported income of £19k and spending of £19k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £16k to £19k (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2026, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Irwin Trust sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nottingham Clergy Association or Johnson Fund (£19k), Millbrook Village Hall Charitable Trust (£19k) and Avon Counselling and Psychotherapy Service (£19k).