Ipswich Maritime Trust Limited

Analysis

Ipswich Maritime Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ipswich. It was registered in March 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01696918). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Ipswich Maritime Trust Limited reported income of £115k and spending of £98k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £12k to £115k (+865%), an average of +76% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 914%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Ipswich Maritime Trust Limited sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Solway Aviation Society Limited (£115k), Highbury (£115k) and Somerset Building Preservation Trust Company Limited (£115k).