Ihsan for Children Foundation

Analysis

Ihsan for Children Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in May 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides other finance, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Ihsan for Children Foundation reported income of £641k and spending of £585k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £129k to £641k (+398%), an average of +49% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 504%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Ihsan for Children Foundation sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Youth Engagement Programme (£640k), Hinckley and District Work-Link Project (£642k) and Surrey Independent Living Charity (£639k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £422k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate.