The Ivor Read Charity

Analysis

The Ivor Read Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Canterbury. It was registered in November 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Ivor Read Charity reported income of £42k and spending of £917, leaving 98% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £42k to £42k (-0.0%), an average of +-0.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Ivor Read Charity sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include East Coast Sail Trust (£42k), Leicester and Leicestershire Historic Churches Preservation Trust (£42k) and Fieldfenn Trust (£42k).