The Irish Guards Charity

Analysis

The Irish Guards Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Irish Guards Charity reported income of £1.2m and spending of £315k, leaving 74% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £5.5m to £1.2m (-78%), an average of -32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 350%. Over the whole period it spent 18% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Irish Guards Charity sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% 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 The Sola Trust (£1.2m), Hampton Fuel Allotment (£1.2m) and The Winchester Project (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 89%, investments 10.0% and charitable activities 1.2%. Charitable activities took 52% of spending and raising funds 14%. Reserves of £8.6m would cover about 328 months of spending at that rate.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.