IRIS GLOBAL UK LIMITED

Registered charity 1035087 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BELIEVERS CENTRE LIMITED, IRIS MINISTRIES, IRIS MINISTRIES LIMITED

The charity exists to raise funds for Iris Global locations around the world. The aims and objectives of Iris Global internationally are shared by Iris Global UK Limited but the charity is independently administered and the other Iris Global organisations do not have voting rights on the board of Iris Global UK Limited.

Objects

(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION (2) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF AN ADVICE SERVICE AND HOSTEL ACCOMMODATION FOR THE HOMELESS (3) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF A COUNSELLING AND REHABILITATION SERVICE FOR PERSONS ADDICTED TO ALCOHOL AND DRUGS.

Area of benefit: WORLDWIDE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Cambridge, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£347k

Latest spending

£288k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £126,328, which the Trustees consider sufficient in accordance with their policy of maintaining three to six months of expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £59,066 for the year, having generated total incoming resources of £347,150 against charitable expenditure of £288,084.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between three and six month's expenditure (reserves figure: £126k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month's expenditure.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Two Trustees were paid £33,475 as consultants under the name of Awakening Life.

“Two Trustees were paid as consultants during the year under the name of Awakening Life - £33,475 (2024: £35,245)” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 02904939

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.

GASTON, Pamela Anne — director, appointed 01/10/2025on trustee list
BRENNAN, Catherine Elizabeth — director, appointed 10/01/2024on trustee list
FANSTONE, Andrew Baird — director, appointed 10/01/2024on trustee list
HYDE-THOMPSON, Felicity — director, appointed 10/01/2024on trustee list
KILPATRICK, Alan William, Reverend — director, appointed 06/05/2020on trustee list
KILPATRICK, Janet Elizabeth — director, appointed 06/05/2020on trustee list

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew Fanstone
Catherine Brennan
Felicity Hyde-Thompson
Janet Kilpatrick
Pamela Gaston
Rev Alan Kilpatrick

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

Operates in: Brazil · Cambodia · Madagascar · Malawi · Mozambique · Poland · Sierra Leone · South Africa · Uganda · United States

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£347k	£288k
31/03/2024	£276k	£300k
31/03/2023	£314k	£348k
31/03/2022	£318k	£300k
31/03/2021	£457k	£414k

Common questions

Is IRIS GLOBAL UK LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £126,328, which the Trustees consider sufficient in accordance with their policy of maintaining three to six months of expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £59,066 for the year, having generated total incoming resources of £347,150 against charitable expenditure of £288,084. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds IRIS GLOBAL UK LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name IRIS GLOBAL UK LIMITED as a grant recipient include BOURNE CHRISTIAN CENTRE, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, LEICESTER.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
BOURNE CHRISTIAN CENTRE	FY2022	£3k	Overseas mission
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, LEICESTER	FY2022	£875	Societies & organisations

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
JOFFE CHARITABLE TRUST CIO	2	£209k
CLEAN AIR FUND	1	£111k
THE HEADLEY TRUST	1	£90k
THE BLAGRAVE TRUST	1	£87k
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£58k
SMALLWOOD TRUST	1	£48k
THE VTCT FOUNDATION	1	£32k
THE RUMI FOUNDATION	1	£29k

Charities like this

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

IRISE INTERNATIONAL income £227k
IRIS PRIZE OUTREACH LIMITED income £194k
FACE EQUALITY INTERNATIONAL income £469k
INSPIRING GIRLS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED income £863k
CONSUMERS INTERNATIONAL income £2.5m
EIRIS FOUNDATION income £576k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
IRIS GLOBAL UK LIMITED	£347k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
IRISE INTERNATIONAL FY2025	£227k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
IRIS PRIZE OUTREACH LIMITED FY2025	£194k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
FACE EQUALITY INTERNATIONAL FY2025	£469k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
INSPIRING GIRLS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED FY2025	£863k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CONSUMERS INTERNATIONAL FY2025	£2.5m	—	—	above	—	no doubt

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