IRISE INTERNATIONAL

Registered charity 1157722 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q132472427 · also known as IRISE

We work to develop a replicable and sustainable solution to the issues of period poverty and period equality in both the UK & East Africa. Our aim is a world where everyone can reach their full potential, regardless of their period.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH AND THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONG WOMEN AND GIRLS BY WORKING TO IMPROVE SANITATION AND HEALTH EDUCATION IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS, WITH A FOCUS ON SUB SAHARAN AFRICA AND THE UK.

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 · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£227k

Latest spending

£223k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £38,797 against total net assets of £125,251. The trustees confirmed they have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, noting a net movement in funds of £4,220 for the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: unclear (held: £39k)

“The trustees have taken steps to put in place and regularly review a reserves policy as detailed in the financial statements.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 30

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 50

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 30

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Irise International (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

SENSE FOUNDATION BRUSSELS — “Our work is generously supported by SENSE FOUNDATION BRUSSELS” (source page)

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (12/08/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr Lilian Mabonga
Ella McNab
Joannie Nakakawa Hampson · trustee of 1 other charity
Julia Maria Angeli
Katherine Thiselton
Kimber Bialik
Rachel Mclafferty · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England · Uganda

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£227k	£223k
31/12/2024	£200k	£246k
31/12/2023	£234k	£230k
31/12/2022	£290k	£212k
31/12/2021	£186k	£260k

Common questions

Is IRISE INTERNATIONAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £38,797 against total net assets of £125,251. The trustees confirmed they have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, noting a net movement in funds of £4,220 for the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds IRISE INTERNATIONAL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name IRISE INTERNATIONAL as a grant recipient include THE HEADLEY TRUST, JOFFE CHARITABLE TRUST CIO, SMALLWOOD TRUST, THE BLAGRAVE TRUST, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HEADLEY TRUST	FY2025	£90k	Towards work to improve menstrual health support in Uganda.
JOFFE CHARITABLE TRUST CIO	FY2025	£50k	Grants to institutions
SMALLWOOD TRUST	FY2021	£48k
THE BLAGRAVE TRUST	FY2023	£44k	Investing in better youth policy
THE BLAGRAVE TRUST	FY2022	£43k	Investing in better youth policy
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2022	£38k	International
JOFFE CHARITABLE TRUST CIO	FY2023	£30k
JOFFE CHARITABLE TRUST CIO	FY2021	£25k
JOFFE CHARITABLE TRUST CIO	FY2022	£24k
ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	FY2022	£15k
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2024	£11k	International projects
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION	FY2023	£10k
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2023	£9k	International projects
ROSA FUND	FY2024	£5k	Voices from the Front Line
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITY	FY2024	£5k
THE SCURRAH WAINWRIGHT CHARITY	FY2025	£5k	North of England
THE ASHWORTH CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£3k	International
SCHRODER CHARITY TRUST	FY2024	£3k
JOFFE CHARITABLE TRUST CIO	FY2024	£2k
THE J G GRAVES CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£2k
THE J G GRAVES CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£2k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2025	£2k
SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUST	FY2022	£2k
THE AUSTIN BAILEY FOUNDATION	FY2023	£1k	Small Grant
MAGDALEN HOSPITAL TRUST	FY2026	£1k
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITY	FY2025	amount not stated

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	05/09/2025	£17k	Ending Period Poverty
The National Lottery Community Fund	03/07/2023	£10k	Period Proud South Yorkshire
The National Lottery Community Fund	24/09/2021	£10k	Peer-led action to end period poverty and shame
The National Lottery Community Fund	15/05/2020	£10k	Empowerment Packs for vulnerable women and girls

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
UBS UK Donor-Advised Foundation	1	£5.0m
GENESIS AMERICA (UK) LIMITED	1	£40k
MARR-MUNNING TRUST	1	£30k
THE BARROW CADBURY TRUST	1	£10k
BOURNE CHRISTIAN CENTRE	1	£3k
C B AND H H TAYLOR 1984 TRUST	1	£3k
THE WYNDHAM CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, LEICESTER	1	£875

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with IRIS GLOBAL UK LIMITED.

IRIS GLOBAL UK LIMITED income £347k
EIRIS FOUNDATION income £576k
INSTITUTE OF RISK MANAGEMENT income £5.6m
ARISE FOUNDATION income £760k
NEEDS INTERNATIONAL income £251k
ISA FOUNDATION income £0

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
IRISE INTERNATIONAL	£227k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
IRIS GLOBAL UK LIMITED FY2025	£347k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
EIRIS FOUNDATION FY2025	£576k	£70,001 - £80,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
INSTITUTE OF RISK MANAGEMENT FY2025	£5.6m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ARISE FOUNDATION FY2025	£760k	—	—	below	—	no doubt
NEEDS INTERNATIONAL FY2025	£251k	—	0	below	—	no doubt

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