The Iris Project
Analysis
The Iris Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kettering. It was registered in December 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06375322). It says it provides human resources and provides services.
In the financial year ending September 2025, The Iris Project reported income of £10k and spending of £5,992, leaving 42% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £21k to £10k (-52%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 137%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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 Iris Project sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cranbrook and District Orchestral Society (£10k), Denne Gilkes Memorial Fund (£10k) and Village Hall Stoke Prior (£10k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To advance the education of the public, and in particular but not exclusively, pupils in UK state schools, in Latin, Ancient Greek and Classical Civilisation; to run the East Oxford Community Classics Centre; and, to run the Rumble Museum to expand, preserve and make accessible to the public, its large and varied collection of artefacts
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Cranbrook and District Orchestral Society | Cranbrook | £10k |
| Denne Gilkes Memorial Fund | Stratford-Upon-Avon | £10k |
| Village Hall Stoke Prior | Worcestershire | £10k |
| Up and Under Foundation | Crewe | £10k |