The Independent Press Regulation Trust

Analysis

The Independent Press Regulation Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under human rights and equality. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Independent Press Regulation Trust reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.1m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £1.0m to £1.2m (+16%), an average of +3.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 700 England and Wales charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, The Independent Press Regulation Trust sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christian Fellowship School Trust (£1.2m), The 10,000 Interns Foundation (£1.2m) and The Runnymede Trust (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and investments 1.9%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.1m.