THE IPSWICH INSTITUTE READING ROOM AND LIBRARY
Registered charity 304772 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as IPSWICH INSTITUTE, THE IPSWICH INSTITUTE
Lending library & educational facilities - including courses, lectures and visits - and provision of grants.
Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported an operational deficit of £100,000 for the year, excluding a one-off £42,000 donation from members, though this was an improvement on the previous year's £145,000 deficit. The trustees note that the investment portfolio has fallen significantly over the past decade to meet operational shortfalls, yet unrestricted reserves remain at £800 with designated funds of £1,368,773. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate reserves to continue as a going concern for at least 12 months.
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.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£250k
Reported reserves equal ~18.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (51% 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: 44.7% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).
- Alison Rosemary Stewart MBEchair · trustee of 1 other charity
- Carmine Serritiello
- Dr Janet Fink
- Joanne Rogers
- Kenneth Windsor
- Marion Harvey
- PETER DAVID WHILEY
- Richard Attenborrow
- Rosalind Lavington
- Sarah Wilson
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Suffolk
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE IPSWICH INSTITUTE READING ROOM AND LIBRARY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operational deficit of £100,000 for the year, excluding a one-off £42,000 donation from members, though this was an improvement on the previous year's £145,000 deficit. The trustees note that the investment portfolio has fallen significantly over the past decade to meet operational shortfalls, yet unrestricted reserves remain at £800 with designated funds of £1,368,773. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate reserves to continue as a going concern for at least 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
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