Ivison Trust

Analysis

Ivison Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in June 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04249272). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Ivison Trust reported income of £891k and spending of £925k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £771k to £891k (+15%), an average of +3.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Ivison Trust sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Ecole Polytechnique Charitable Trust (£883k), Cranfield Students' Association (£891k) and The Kenora Charitable Foundation (£883k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 73%, donations and legacies 14% and trading 13%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 1.0%. Reserves of £262k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 25 people.