Illuminated River Foundation

Analysis

Illuminated River Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending February 2025, Illuminated River Foundation reported income of £14k and spending of £357k, spending 2599% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income fell from £4.2m to £14k (-100%), an average of -76% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2023, when income rose by 327%. Over the whole period it spent 323% 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, Illuminated River Foundation sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tonbridge Grammar School Parent Teacher Association (£14k), Bricklehampton,elmley Castle and Netherton Village Community Hall (£14k) and Lilly Fenichel Foundation (£14k).

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.