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INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS GUILD

Registered charity 1199705 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The promotion of the art and science of publishing for the public benefit.

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Latest income
£1.0m
Latest spending
£966k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £66,226 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income of £1,032,513 against total expenditure of £966,287. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £303,278, which represents four months of operating costs, falling short of the stated policy target of six months. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months’ operating costs including salaries (held: £303k)
“Trustees have therefore agreed a reserves strategy which aims to set our undesignated reserves level to six months’ operating costs including salaries with a stated aim of achieving long-term financial security.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crane & Partners. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£1.0m
Total spending
£966k
Cost of raising funds
£45k
Reserves (reported)
£303k
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~3.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (73% 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: 4.4% 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
31/12/2024£1.0m£966k
31/12/2023£868k£838k

Common questions

Is INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS GUILD financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £66,226 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income of £1,032,513 against total expenditure of £966,287. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £303,278, which represents four months of operating costs, falling short of the stated policy target of six months. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Crane & Partners.

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
THE ALEXANDER MOSLEY CHARITABLE TRUST1£6.9m
THE MOHN WESTLAKE FOUNDATION1£1.0m
THE HEALTH FOUNDATION1£496k
THE NUFFIELD FOUNDATION1£382k
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£300k
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST1£205k
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION1£150k
THE DULVERTON TRUST1£145k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ENGLISH PEN.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS GUILD£1.0m——unclear—no doubt
ENGLISH PEN FY2025£663k—0unclear—no doubt
NEW PRODUCERS FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FY2025£275k—0below—no doubt
FULL FACT FY2024£2.9m——within—no doubt
PETWORTH FESTIVAL FY2024£560k—0above—no doubt
THE INDEPENDENT PRESS REGULATION TRUST FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt

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