IFS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1191843 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The prevention and relief of poverty within rural Sri Lanka by providing or assisting in theprovision of education, training, healthcare, water projects and all the necessary supportdesigned to enable individuals to generate a sustainable income and be self-sufficient.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(1) THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY WITHIN RURAL SRI LANKA BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE, WATER PROJECTS AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT.(2) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES FOR THE TIME BEING SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

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 Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£199k

Latest spending

£72k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds total £168,625, which the trustees confirm are more than sufficient to meet outgoings for the next year. The charity reported a net surplus of £127,388 for the year, derived from voluntary income of £199,445 against charitable and support costs of £72,057. There are no outstanding debts or liabilities secured against assets.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Voluntary Income (100% of income)

“The Charity is principally, and at this time exclusively, funded by donations from third parties.” — page 9

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — IFS Foundation UK (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Stephen Paul Keyschair
Cathie Hall
Heather Dunlop
Helen Louise Hauck
Jane Keith
Sophie Graham
TRACY GOODMAN

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

Operates in: Sri Lanka

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£199k	£72k
31/12/2023	£49k	£74k
31/12/2022	£27k	£687
31/12/2021	£38k	£195

Common questions

Is IFS FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds total £168,625, which the trustees confirm are more than sufficient to meet outgoings for the next year. The charity reported a net surplus of £127,388 for the year, derived from voluntary income of £199,445 against charitable and support costs of £72,057. There are no outstanding debts or liabilities secured against assets. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ONE CHILD FOUNDATION (SRI LANKA) LTD.

ONE CHILD FOUNDATION (SRI LANKA) LTD income £131k
IHSAN FOR CHILDREN FOUNDATION income £641k
International Health Development Foundation income £158k
"IF..." income £3.0m
AL IHSAN TRUST SRI LANKA income £193k
INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION income £762k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
IFS FOUNDATION	£199k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ONE CHILD FOUNDATION (SRI LANKA) LTD FY2025	£131k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
IHSAN FOR CHILDREN FOUNDATION FY2025	£641k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
International Health Development Foundation FY2025	£158k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
"IF..." FY2024	£3.0m	—	above	10.0%	no doubt
AL IHSAN TRUST SRI LANKA FY2025	£193k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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