Ilm Schools

Analysis

Ilm Schools is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in November 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05166750). It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2024, Ilm Schools reported income of £864k and spending of £847k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2024, income grew from £376k to £864k (+130%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Ilm Schools sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches (£863k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Giles' Cripplegate, with St Bartholomew, Moor Lane, and St Alphage, London Wall and (£865k) and Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John the Baptist Crawley (£862k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 88% and donations and legacies 11%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £375k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 40 people.

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.