Igen Trust

Analysis

Igen Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shipley. It was registered in October 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06503435). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending January 2026, Igen Trust reported income of £47k and spending of £1.7m, spending 3535% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to January 2026, income fell from £79k to £47k (-41%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2026, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 1129% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Igen Trust sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Our Free Minds CIO (£47k), The Hatch-Barnwell Charitable Trust (£47k) and The British Bee Charity (£46k).

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.