International Learning Movement (Ilm)

Analysis

International Learning Movement (Ilm) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, International Learning Movement (Ilm) reported income of £6.1m and spending of £5.7m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.3m to £6.1m (+166%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 155%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, International Learning Movement (Ilm) sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hertfordshire Mind (£6.1m), Hospice of the Good Shepherd Ltd (£6.1m) and The Whiteley Homes Trust (£6.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 9.3%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.1m. It employed 10 people.