Independent Publishers Guild

Analysis

Independent Publishers Guild is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02525655). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Independent Publishers Guild reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.0m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2023 to December 2025, income grew from £868k to £1.1m (+26%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Independent Publishers Guild 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 Cygnets Education and Childcare Trust (£1.1m), North Staffordshire Engineering Group Training Association Limited (£1.1m) and The Armiger Foundation (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 70%, charitable activities 25%, donations and legacies 3.6% and investments 1.3%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 4.7%. Reserves of £283k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.