THE INFRARED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1191507 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promoting social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becomingSocially Excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are Socially Excluded andassisting them to integrate into society; andRelieving sickness and the preservation of health by making grants to fund medicalequipment, facilities or services for public benefit.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO:(A) PROMOTING SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY; AND(B) RELIEVING SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH BY MAKING GRANTS TO FUND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES OR SERVICES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY.

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 · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: City of London, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£85k
Latest spending
£107k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £22,127 for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves decreasing from £761,804 to £739,677. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, indicating no material uncertainty regarding its going concern status.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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: 2
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

  • Volunteers: 2
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

  • Volunteers: 2
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2021)

Total income
£1.0m
Total spending
£105k
Reserves (reported)
£895k
Employees
0

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Australia · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£85k£107k
31/12/2024£84k£101k
31/12/2023£72k£38k
31/12/2022£5k£155k
31/12/2021£1.0m£105k

Common questions

Is THE INFRARED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £22,127 for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves decreasing from £761,804 to £739,677. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, indicating no material uncertainty regarding its going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE INFRARED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION£85k—0unclear—no doubt
FRIEND IN DEED FY2025£89k—0below—no doubt
THINK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2025£50k—0unclear—no doubt
JUBILEE+ FY2025£243k—0above—no doubt
GOOD FAITH FOUNDATION FY2025£784k—0above—no doubt
SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES FY2025£176k—0unclear—no doubt

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