Improving Livelihoods Through Cultural Initiatives (Il-Ci)

Analysis

Improving Livelihoods Through Cultural Initiatives (Il-Ci) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Improving Livelihoods Through Cultural Initiatives (Il-Ci) reported income of £13k and spending of £9,226, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from March 2024 to March 2025, income grew from £4,200 to £13k (+208%), an average of +208% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 208%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Improving Livelihoods Through Cultural Initiatives (Il-Ci) sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Stansfield Charitable Trust (£13k), Thomas Marshall Education Fund (£13k) and The Redeemed Christian Church of God Joint Heirs Connections (£13k).