The Ihr Trust

Analysis

The Ihr Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Ihr Trust reported income of £195k and spending of £136k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £51k to £195k (+284%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 584%. Over the whole period it spent 52% 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, The Ihr Trust sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Britwell Youth and Community Project (£195k), Thecolab Ltd (£196k) and Manchester Chinese Centre (£195k).