The Icthius Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Icthius Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Icthius Charitable Trust reported income of £569k and spending of £114k, leaving 80% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £142k to £569k (+300%), an average of +41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 1161%. Over the whole period it spent 39% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Icthius Charitable Trust sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Vinehill Trust (£567k), Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity CIO (£577k) and The Access Foundation (£561k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 90% and investments 10%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 7.6%. Grants to other organisations totalled £105k. Reserves of £93k would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate.