THE INSTITUTE OF RACE RELATIONS

Registered charity 223989 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Educational work on improving race relations

Objects

(A) TO PROMOTE, ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT THE STUDY AND UNDERSTANDING OF, AND THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION ABOUT, RELATIONS BETWEEN DIFFERENT RACES AND PEOPLES AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND CONDITIONS IN WHICH THEY LIVE AND WORK. (B) TO CONSIDER AND ADVISE UPON ANY PROPOSALS OR ENDEAVOURS TO IMPROVE SUCH RELATIONS, CIRCUMSTANCES AND CONDITIONS. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 (I).

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a significant increase in net assets, rising from £264,484 in 2024 to £1,335,352 in 2025, driven largely by the sale of its freehold property. Per the trustees' report, the proceeds from this sale have been placed in a designated Building Fund to protect capital for future property purchases, while the charity continues to rely on grants and donations to meet ongoing operational costs.

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 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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• John Narayanchair
• Barbora Cernusakova
• COLIN WILLIAM PRESCOD
• DAVID BURNHAM EDGAR
• Dr Eddie Andre Bruce-Jones
• FRANCES WEBBER · trustee of 2 other charities
• Gholam Khiabany
• Jane Sylvia Bourne · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jasbinder Nijjar
• Joseph Maggs
• Lee Bridges · trustee of 1 other charity
• Neha Ajit Shah
• Rebekah Delsol
• Remi Joseph-Salisbury Dr
• SAMUEL BERKSON

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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