INTERNATIONAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATION TRAINING AND RESEARCH CENTRE

Registered charity 1016676 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as INTRAC

INTRAC works to improve the effectiveness of civil society organization around the world but particularly in the global south. We work with civil society in diverse forms: formal organizations, networks, and informal alliances. We develop practical solutions to the challenges that civil society faces through a combination of values-driven consultancy, training, research and reflection.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£1.7m

Latest spending

£1.8m

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a total deficit of £77,198 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a restricted deficit of £78,366 which was partially offset by an unrestricted surplus of £1,168. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £197,813 remain within the stated policy range of 8-13 weeks of expenditure, and the trustees confirm that sufficient resources exist to continue operations for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)

“Employees earning £60,001 to £70,000 1”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Largest income source: Consultancy contracts (59% of income)

“The majority of our income remains earned through consultancy contracts representing £1,014,431 or 59% of turnover”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: 8-13 weeks of expenditure (held: £198k)

“The Trustees have assessed that to meet short-term working capital requirements, a minimum reserve level should be held in the range of 8-13 weeks of expenditure. This is equivalent to a range of between £166,000 and £270,000” — page 17

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Ross Brooke Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Top pay band moved from £80,001 - £90,000 (FY2024) to £60,001 - £70,000 (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 02663769 · Financial health read from its filings

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

THOMAS, Sareta — director, appointed 20/03/2025on trustee list
SALMON, Bethany — director, appointed 12/12/2024on trustee list
MARSHALL, Alison Hilary — director, appointed 10/10/2024on trustee list
MCALLISTER, Peter John — director, appointed 10/10/2024on trustee list
KANIYHA, Jane Angela Wanjiru — director, appointed 10/10/2024not on trustee list
GREEN-THOMPSON, Ashley Ivor — director, appointed 11/07/2024on trustee list
NJIRI, Ruth Waithera — director, appointed 11/07/2024on trustee list
KUMAR, Bijay — director, appointed 11/07/2024on trustee list
OWEN, David-Huw, Dr — director, appointed 01/12/2022on trustee list
JAMAL, Natasha — director, appointed 01/12/2022on trustee list
PATEL, Smruti Ramanbhai — director, appointed 07/07/2021on trustee list

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£1.7m

Total spending

£1.8m

Reserves (reported)

£198k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~1.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Peter John McAllisterchair
Alison Hilary Marshall
Ashley Ivor Green-Thompson
Bethany Salmon
Bijay Kumar
David-Huw Owen
Jane Angela Wanjiru Kanyiha
Natasha Jamal
Ruth Njiri
Sareta Thomas
Smruti Patel

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Afghanistan · Albania · Armenia · Bangladesh · Belgium · Brazil · Burkina Faso · Cambodia · Cameroon · Canada · China · Colombia

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£1.7m	£1.8m
31/03/2024	£1.6m	£1.4m
31/03/2023	£1.5m	£1.5m
31/03/2022	£1.9m	£1.9m
31/03/2021	£1.6m	£1.7m

Common questions

Is INTERNATIONAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATION TRAINING AND RESEARCH CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a total deficit of £77,198 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a restricted deficit of £78,366 which was partially offset by an unrestricted surplus of £1,168. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £197,813 remain within the stated policy range of 8-13 weeks of expenditure, and the trustees confirm that sufficient resources exist to continue operations for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Ross Brooke Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of INTERNATIONAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATION TRAINING AND RESEARCH CENTRE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band.

Who funds INTERNATIONAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATION TRAINING AND RESEARCH CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name INTERNATIONAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATION TRAINING AND RESEARCH CENTRE as a grant recipient include SYNCHRONICITY EARTH.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
SYNCHRONICITY EARTH	FY2025	£6k	Ocean Programme

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE BAPTIST MISSIONARY SOCIETY	1	£154k
THE BADUR FOUNDATION	1	£65k
THE A S CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£13k
THE SAVOY EDUCATIONAL TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CONCORDIS INTERNATIONAL TRUST.

CONCORDIS INTERNATIONAL TRUST income £732k
THE CENTRE FOR GLOBAL EQUALITY LIMITED income £921k
WELL GROUNDED LIMITED income £1.3m
INCLUSION INTERNATIONAL income £949k
THE LEAGUE OF INTRAPRENEURS income £411k
International Network for Advancing Science and Policy income £1.4m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
INTERNATIONAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATION TRAINING AND RESEARCH CENTRE	£1.7m	£60,001 - £70,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CONCORDIS INTERNATIONAL TRUST FY2024	£732k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CENTRE FOR GLOBAL EQUALITY LIMITED FY2025	£921k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WELL GROUNDED LIMITED FY2025	£1.3m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
INCLUSION INTERNATIONAL FY2025	£949k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE LEAGUE OF INTRAPRENEURS FY2024	£411k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.