THE IMP TRUST

Registered charity 1180551 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income

£149k

Latest spending

£153k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £22,477 at the end of the period, an increase from the previous year's £20,555. The trustees pursue a policy of maintaining free reserves to cover future needs, opportunities, contingencies, and risks, with no funds reported in deficit. The charity's principal sources of funds include investment income and additions from settlors, supporting its grant-making activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintaining a free reserve available to be spent in the furtherance of the charity’s objectives as well as covering future needs, opportunities, contingencies and risks (held: £22k)

“The Trustees pursue a policy of maintaining a free reserve available to be spent in the furtherance of the charity’s objectives as well as covering future needs, opportunities, contingencies and risks.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

IAN REGINALD PERMAIN · trustee of 1 other charity
LUDLOW TRUST COMPANY LTD · trustee of 140 other charities
MARIA PERMAIN

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
16/10/2025	£149k	£153k
16/10/2024	£104k	£103k
16/10/2023	£20k	£67k
16/10/2022	£111k	£110k
16/10/2021	£54k	£55k

Common questions

Is THE IMP TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £22,477 at the end of the period, an increase from the previous year's £20,555. The trustees pursue a policy of maintaining free reserves to cover future needs, opportunities, contingencies, and risks, with no funds reported in deficit. The charity's principal sources of funds include investment income and additions from settlors, supporting its grant-making activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE THOMPSON6 CHARITABLE TRUST.

THE THOMPSON6 CHARITABLE TRUST income £99k
THE JOAN LYNETTE DALTON CHARITABLE TRUST income £120k
THE ACCOMPLISHMENT TRUST income £166k
Q CHARITABLE TRUST income £760k
MILLIE'S WATCH income £112k
THE LIDBURY FAMILY TRUST income £123k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE IMP TRUST	£149k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE THOMPSON6 CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£99k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE JOAN LYNETTE DALTON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£120k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ACCOMPLISHMENT TRUST FY2025	£166k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Q CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£760k	—	below	—	no doubt
MILLIE'S WATCH FY2025	£112k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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