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THE INDEPENDENT PRESS REGULATION TRUST

Registered charity 1162737 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as IPRT

The Charity promotes for the benefit of the public, high standards of ethical conduct and best practice in journalism.

Causes: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £93,018.66, an increase from the previous year's £58,755.29. The charity relies solely on donations for funding and has no staff or fundraising activities. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: The Alexander Mosley Charitable Trust (98% of income)
“The Alexander Mosley Charitable Trust 1,135,000.00” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: a reserve of funds to meet expected future expenditure (held: £93k)
“It is the policy of the Charity trustees to have a reserve of funds to meet expected future expenditure. The Trustees currently hold a net reserve of £93,018.66 (£58,755.29 in 2024) .” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Wilfrid Vernor-Miles is a Trustee of the Trust and also a Partner of Hunters Solicitors. Provision is included in the accounts for Hunters to receive fees of £52,847 plus VAT (2024 - £68,577 plus VAT) for legal, secretarial and administration services although Wilfrid Vernor-Miles does not charge for any of his time spent in connection with the administration of Trust.
“Wilfrid Vernor-Miles is a Trustee of the Trust and also a Partner of Hunters Solicitors. Provision is included in the accounts for Hunters to receive fees of £52,847 plus VAT (2024 - £68,577 plus VAT) for legal, secretarial and administration services although Wilfrid Vernor-Miles does not charge for any of his time spent in connection with the administration of Trust.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Wilfrid Vernor-Miles is a Trustee of the Trust and also a Partner of Hunters Solicitors. Provision is included in the accounts for Hunters to receive fees of £52,847 plus VAT (2024 - £68,577 plus VAT) for legal, secretarial and administration services although Wilfrid Vernor-Miles does not charge for any of his time spent in connection with the administration of Trust.
“Wilfrid Vernor-Miles is a Trustee of the Trust and also a Partner of Hunters Solicitors. Provision is included in the accounts for Hunters to receive fees of £52,847 plus VAT (2024 - £68,577 plus VAT) for legal, secretarial and administration services although Wilfrid Vernor-Miles does not charge for any of his time spent in connection with the administration of Trust.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Burgess Hodgson Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Regulator actions

Fundraising Regulator: Independent Press Regulation Trust (IPRT) (29/10/2014)

decision: Decision of the Charity Commission on the Independent Press Regulation Trust (IPRT)

Official record

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2025)

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£1.1m
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (98% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£1.2m£1.1m
05/04/2024£1.2m£1.2m
05/04/2023£1.3m£1.3m
05/04/2022£1.0m£1.0m
05/04/2021£1.0m£997k

Common questions

Is THE INDEPENDENT PRESS REGULATION TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £93,018.66, an increase from the previous year's £58,755.29. The charity relies solely on donations for funding and has no staff or fundraising activities. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Burgess Hodgson Audit Limited.

Who funds THE INDEPENDENT PRESS REGULATION TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE INDEPENDENT PRESS REGULATION TRUST as a grant recipient include THE ALEXANDER MOSLEY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ALEXANDER MOSLEY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£6.9mFunding commitment (discounted present value)

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
QUADRATURE CLIMATE FOUNDATION1£1.3m
DAVID AND ELAINE POTTER FOUNDATION1£660k
SANTANDER UK FOUNDATION LIMITED1£264k
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£197k
THE PRINTING CHARITY1£120k
THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF MARKETING CHARITABLE TRUST1£112k
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION1£105k
SCREENSKILLS LIMITED1£103k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE TRUST FOR THE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE INDEPENDENT PRESS REGULATION TRUST£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
THE TRUST FOR THE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM FY2025£347k—0above—no doubt
THE INSTITUTE FOR WAR AND PEACE REPORTING (IWPR) FY2024£6.8m——unclear—no doubt
INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS GUILD FY2024£1.0m——unclear—no doubt
NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE TRAINING OF JOURNALISTS FY2025£2.0m——unclear—no doubt
THE MEDIA TRUST FY2025£1.9m——above—no doubt

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