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ISLINGTON PEOPLE'S RIGHTS

Registered charity 1077688 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as IPR

The principal objects of the charity are the promotion of the relief of persons resident in or around the London Borough of Islington in need or in distress by reason of poverty, and the advancement of the education of such people in the fields of welfare rights and debt.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£516k
Latest spending
£518k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a small deficit of £1,523 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £163,649. The trustees confirm that these reserves remain above the stated policy target of covering three months of budget expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Islington Core Grant (45% of income)
“Islington Core Grant 230,000” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months budget expenditure (held: £164k)
“reserves policy was last changed on 6th December 2016, and is to maintain the Reserves Target at a limit to cover 3 months budget expenditure.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Total income
£516k
Total spending
£518k
Cost of raising funds
£8k
Reserves (reported)
£164k
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~3.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (67% 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: 1.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnet · Camden · City Of London · City Of Westminster · Enfield · Hackney · Haringey · Islington

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£516k£518k
31/03/2024£576k£662k
31/03/2023£676k£624k
31/03/2022£620k£597k
31/03/2021£675k£599k

Common questions

Is ISLINGTON PEOPLE'S RIGHTS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a small deficit of £1,523 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £163,649. The trustees confirm that these reserves remain above the stated policy target of covering three months of budget expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ISLINGTON PEOPLE'S RIGHTS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ISLINGTON PEOPLE'S RIGHTS as a grant recipient include TRUST FOR LONDON, CHARITY OF RICHARD CLOUDESLEY, CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION, LONDON CATALYST, THE THREE OAKS TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
TRUST FOR LONDONFY2024£98k2018-2024 strategy: Decent living standards
CHARITY OF RICHARD CLOUDESLEYFY2024£27kHealth and Welfare Grant (via Partners)
CHARITY OF RICHARD CLOUDESLEYFY2022£12kHealth and Welfare - Cloudesley Partners
CHARITY OF RICHARD CLOUDESLEYFY2023£12kCloudesley Partners Grant
CHARITY OF RICHARD CLOUDESLEYFY2022£10kHealth and Welfare - Small Grants
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATIONFY2025£5kCripplegate Grants (other)
CHARITY OF RICHARD CLOUDESLEYFY2025£5kFlexible Health Grant
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATIONFY2023£5kIslington Giving Crisis Appeal Grants
CHARITY OF RICHARD CLOUDESLEYFY2025£4kLarge Health Grant
CHARITY OF RICHARD CLOUDESLEYFY2025£4kCloudesley Partner Grant
LONDON CATALYSTFY2022£4kTo provide advice to people with learning disabilities and training to Centre 404 staff around debt and welfare rights
THE THREE OAKS TRUSTFY2023£3k
CHARITY OF RICHARD CLOUDESLEYFY2023£3kDevelopment/Support Grant
CHARITY OF RICHARD CLOUDESLEYFY2022£2kHealth and Welfare - Development and Support Grants
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATIONFY2023£2kIslington Giving Crisis Appeal Grants
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATIONFY2023£1kIslington Giving Crisis Appeal Grants
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATIONFY2023£1kIslington Giving Crisis Appeal Grants
CHARITY OF RICHARD CLOUDESLEYFY2024£0Health and Welfare Grant

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund03/01/2025£20kWarmth for All
The National Lottery Community Fund24/06/2022£10kOut of Debt
City Bridge Foundation04/03/2022£107kGrant to Islington People?s Rights
The National Lottery Community Fund30/05/2019£394kIslington People's Rights
City Bridge Foundation14/11/2018£134kGrant to Islington People?s Rights
The National Lottery Community Fund13/07/2018£10kUniversal Credit - A Community Response
City Bridge Foundation09/05/2013£120kGrant to Islington People?s Rights