The Ideas Partnership UK
Analysis
The Ideas Partnership UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Port Isaac. It was registered in April 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The Ideas Partnership UK reported income of £57k and spending of £57k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £59k to £57k (-3.5%), an average of -0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 124% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Ideas Partnership UK sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Harting Congregational Church (£57k), Packed with Smiles (£57k) and Logos Community Church CIO (£57k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
By making grants and raising awareness: community capacity building to help the disadvantaged Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian community in South Eastern Europe (SEE) to meet their own needs and participate more fully; relief of poverty in disadvantaged communities in SEE; promotion of protection of the environment; advance education in SEE, generally and in the traditional folk cultures of the region.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Harting Congregational Church | Petersfield | £57k |
| Packed with Smiles | Shoeburyness | £57k |
| Logos Community Church CIO | Gosport | £57k |
| Knishte Dereb Amrom Limited | London | £57k |