Ignite Imaginations

Analysis

Ignite Imaginations is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in November 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05803846). It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Ignite Imaginations reported income of £83k and spending of £149k, spending 180% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £235k to £83k (-65%), an average of -23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income dropped by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 116% 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, Ignite Imaginations sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Waltham Village Institute (£83k), Barry Male Voice Choir (£83k) and The British Origami Society (£83k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.