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IRWIN MITCHELL CHARITIES FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1146962 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as IMCF

The primary objects of the are:1. Promotion of charitable purposes for the benefit of the community generally;2. The relief of poverty in cases of need, hardship or distress; and3. General charitable purposes where the Trustees have discretion as to the charities selected.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£722k
Latest spending
£591k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £131,138 for the year ended 30 April 2025, reversing a deficit from the previous year. Free reserves stand at £670,799, which the trustees consider a positive level sufficient to sustain operations. The charity relies on voluntary income from staff and partners, with no employees and limited operating costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Voluntary income from Irwin Mitchell Solicitors LLP staff and members (96% of income)
“Receipts totaling £722,161 (2024: £211,144) were received from the members and staff of Irwin Mitchell Solicitors LLP, via the GAYE scheme, donations and various fundraising activities throughout the period.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: a positive level of reserves at all times (held: £671k)
“It is the trustees’ objective that Irwin Mitchell Charities Foundation should maintain a positive level of reserves at all times.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Irwin Mitchell Charities Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

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.

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/04/2025)

Total income
£722k
Total spending
£591k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (96% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Bristol City · Cambridgeshire · City Of London · Leeds City · Manchester City · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · Scotland · Sheffield City · Southampton City · Sri Lanka · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£722k£591k
30/04/2024£211k£436k
30/04/2023£185k£382k
30/04/2022£287k£188k
30/04/2021£773k£310k

Common questions

Is IRWIN MITCHELL CHARITIES FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £131,138 for the year ended 30 April 2025, reversing a deficit from the previous year. Free reserves stand at £670,799, which the trustees consider a positive level sufficient to sustain operations. The charity relies on voluntary income from staff and partners, with no employees and limited operating costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE GRAND CHARITY1£29.6m
NORTHUMBERLAND MASONIC CHARITY ASSOCIATION1£825k
BOURNEHEIGHTS LIMITED1£316k
Leicestershire and Rutland Freemasons' Charity (LRFC)1£187k
INVESTREAM CHARITABLE TRUST1£122k
COSMON (BELZ) LIMITED1£88k
THE WARWICKSHIRE MASONIC CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION LIMITED1£41k
DOVER SHOLEM COMMUNITY TRUST1£34k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ISSA FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
IRWIN MITCHELL CHARITIES FOUNDATION£722k—0above—no doubt
ISSA FOUNDATION FY2024£9.9m—0above—no doubt
THE CIBC WORLD MARKETS CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION FY2025£223k—0above—no doubt
THE MILLBY FOUNDATION FY2024£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
MASONIC CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2025£90.8m——within—no doubt
IGO FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025£222k—0above—no doubt

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