THE IHR TRUST

Registered charity 1077592 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as INSTITUTE OF HISTORICAL RESEARCH TRUST

The objectives of the IHR Trust are the advancement of the education of the public in history in particular by undertaking, promoting and supporting historical research, and such other purposes for the benefit of the community as shall be exclusively charitable.

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Latest income
£195k
Latest spending
£136k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,235,506, representing a significant increase from the previous year's £1,121,836. The charity reported a net income before transfers of £252,332, driven largely by substantial investment gains, while charitable expenditure remained stable. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Knox Cropper LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2023)

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£119k
Cost of raising funds
£4k
Reserves (reported)
£1.1m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~112.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Camden

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£195k£136k
31/07/2024£68k£133k
31/07/2023£1.1m£119k
31/07/2022£348k£254k
31/07/2021£51k£249k

Common questions

Is THE IHR TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,235,506, representing a significant increase from the previous year's £1,121,836. The charity reported a net income before transfers of £252,332, driven largely by substantial investment gains, while charitable expenditure remained stable. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Knox Cropper LLP.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund03/12/2015£1.0m"Layers of London: mapping the city's heritage"

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TAQWA INSTITUTE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE IHR TRUST£195k0unclearno doubt
TAQWA INSTITUTE FY2025£204kUnder £60,0000withinno doubt
IAPS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£197k0aboveno doubt
TEMPLE BAR TRUST FY2025£152k0aboveno doubt
THE TOLKIEN TRUST FY2023£6.5m0unclearno doubt
THE SANITA MERALI TRUST FY2024£1.0m0unclearno doubt

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