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.

Objects

1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN HISTORY IN PARTICULAR BY UNDERTAKING PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING HISTORICAL RESEARCH; 2. SUCH OTHER PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY AS SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

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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.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Reported reserves equal ~112.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Professor Matthew Jonathan Hiltonchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Arike Oke
• Dr Elisabeth Kehoe
• Dr Gareth Simeon Oakland
• Dr John Mc Loughlin
• Frances Illingworth
• Michael Griffiths
• Nicola Ralston
• Professor Claire Gorrara
• Professor Claire Louise Langhamer
• Professor Margot Claire Finn · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Camden

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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