The Iris and David Freeman Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Iris and David Freeman Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2026, The Iris and David Freeman Charitable Trust reported income of £40k and spending of £888k, spending 2228% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £34k to £40k (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 744% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Iris and David Freeman Charitable Trust sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Archconfraternity of St Stephen (£40k), Christian Music Ministries Trust (CMMT) (£40k) and St Michael's York Trust (£40k).