The Friends of the Iveagh Bequest, Kenwood

Analysis

The Friends of the Iveagh Bequest, Kenwood is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Friends of the Iveagh Bequest, Kenwood reported income of £280k and spending of £98k, leaving 65% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £79k to £280k (+252%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 416%. Over the whole period it spent 35% 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 Friends of the Iveagh Bequest, Kenwood sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Crompton Stage Society (£280k), Yorkshire Youth and Music Limited (£280k) and The Benlian Trust (£280k).