Iris Prize Outreach Limited

Analysis

Iris Prize Outreach Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in November 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08079169). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Iris Prize Outreach Limited reported income of £194k and spending of £218k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £98k to £194k (+99%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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, Iris Prize Outreach Limited sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Clockmakers' Charity (£194k), HVH Arts Ltd (£194k) and Black British Initiative (£194k).