IMARA CIO

Registered charity 1170331 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as IMARA

Early intervention service in Nottingham, offering advocacy, support through the Criminal Justice Process, therapeutic assessment and interventions to children, teenagers and family member following a disclosure of child sexual abuse.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£907k
Latest spending
£964k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net operating loss of £52,717 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £142,882. The trustees note that reserves are currently at 1.8 months of operating costs, which is below their stated policy target of three months, and plan to recover this in the financial year ending March 2027.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months operating costs (held: £93k)
“We aim to hold reserves to cover three months operating costs.” — page 9
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
£907k
Total spending
£964k
Cost of raising funds
£2k
Reserves (reported)
£143k
Employees
35

Reported reserves equal ~1.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (90% 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: 0.2% 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: Nottingham City · Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£907k£964k
31/03/2024£862k£1.0m
31/03/2023£881k£902k
30/04/2022£914k£864k
30/04/2021£717k£620k

Common questions

Is IMARA CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net operating loss of £52,717 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £142,882. The trustees note that reserves are currently at 1.8 months of operating costs, which is below their stated policy target of three months, and plan to recover this in the financial year ending March 2027. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds IMARA CIO?

Funders whose own accounts filings name IMARA CIO as a grant recipient include THE BROMLEY TRUST, HFC Help For Children UK LTD, THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUST, J N DERBYSHIRE TRUST, THE THOMAS FARR CHARITY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BROMLEY TRUSTFY2024£20kHuman Rights
HFC Help For Children UK LTDFY2021£18k
THE BROMLEY TRUSTFY2023£15kHuman Rights
THE BROMLEY TRUSTFY2022£10kHuman Rights
THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£10kWelfare of the Young
J N DERBYSHIRE TRUSTFY2022£4k
THE THOMAS FARR CHARITYFY2022£3k
THE THOMAS FARR CHARITYFY2025£3kDonations made during the year

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund04/07/2024£20kSexual Abuse Education Programme for schools
The National Lottery Community Fund23/05/2024£425kGrowing Imara
The National Lottery Community Fund28/01/2022£10kImara co-production project
UK government08/07/2020£29kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
UK government28/02/2020£13kUK Youth Fund YAF
UK government28/02/2020£6kUK Youth Fund YAF
The National Lottery Community Fund18/01/2019£10kEmpowerment through Education

Funders of similar charities

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
IMARA CIO£907k—0unclear—no doubt
IMRA FY2026£288k—0unclear—no doubt
EQUATION NOTTINGHAMSHIRE FY2025£1.5m—0below—no doubt
CENTRE FOR ACTION ON RAPE AND ABUSE FY2025£1.7m—0within—no doubt
COVENTRY RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE CENTRE FY2025£1.2m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
ACTS FAST FY2025£142k—0unclear—noted

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