The Island Collection

Analysis

The Island Collection is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Isle of Wight. It was registered in June 2019, 7 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 provides services, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Island Collection reported income of £240k and spending of £155k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £7,951 to £240k (+2914%), an average of +134% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 828%. Over the whole period it spent 72% 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, The Island Collection sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include County Durham Arts in Education Agency (£239k), The Phoenix Youth Project (£240k) and The Triangle Adventure Playground Association (£239k).