Ileostomy and Internal Pouch Association
Analysis
Ileostomy and Internal Pouch Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rochford. It was registered in March 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10375943). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.
In the financial year ending September 2025, Ileostomy and Internal Pouch Association reported income of £343k and spending of £706k, spending 206% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £468k to £343k (-27%), an average of -7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 139% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Ileostomy and Internal Pouch Association sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Inas (Italian Welfare) Limited (£343k), Ripples Charity (£344k) and Congregation of the Sisters of the Finding of Jesus in the Temple (£343k).
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
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In the charity's own words
IA'S PRIMARY AIM IS TO HELP PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO UNDERGO SURGERY WHICH INVOLVES THE REMOVAL OF THEIR COLON (KNOWN AS A COLECTOMY) AND THE CREATION OF EITHER AN ILEOSTOMY OR AN ILEO-ANAL POUCH. IA AIMS TO HELP THEM WITH ALL ASPECTS OF THEIR REHABILITATION, TO PROMOTE AND CO-ORDINATE RESEARCH AND TO IMPROVE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE MANAGEMENT OF ILEOSTOMIES OR POUCHES.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Inas (Italian Welfare) Limited | London | £343k |
| Ripples Charity | Surrey | £344k |
| Congregation of the Sisters of the Finding of Jesus in the Temple | London | £343k |
| Bitou Community Foundation Trust | Surrey | £344k |