THE ICTHIUS CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 803299 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES AT THE TRUSTEES' DISCRETION: NO UNSOLICITED APPLICATIONS CONSIDERED

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Latest income

£569k

Latest spending

£114k

Registered

1990

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £1,917,003 from £1,601,445 in the prior year. The Trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified.

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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2025)

Total income

£569k

Total spending

£114k

Cost of raising funds

£9k

Reserves (reported)

£93k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~9.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (90% 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: 1.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew David Evans
DIANA MARY BLACKBURN
MARK DAVID RICHARD SHAPLEY · trustee of 2 other charities
THOMAS MARK BLACKBURN

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£569k	£114k
05/04/2024	£546k	£192k
05/04/2023	£370k	£164k
05/04/2022	£29k	£41k
05/04/2021	£142k	£136k

Common questions

Is THE ICTHIUS CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £1,917,003 from £1,601,445 in the prior year. The Trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE ICTHIUS CHARITABLE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ICTHIUS CHARITABLE TRUST as a grant recipient include THE ICTHIUS CHARITABLE TRUST.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Andrew David Evans — trustee here and at THE ICTHIUS CHARITABLE TRUST
DIANA MARY BLACKBURN — trustee here and at THE ICTHIUS CHARITABLE TRUST
MARK DAVID RICHARD SHAPLEY — trustee here and at THE ICTHIUS CHARITABLE TRUST
THOMAS MARK BLACKBURN — trustee here and at THE ICTHIUS CHARITABLE TRUST

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ICTHIUS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£128k	Grant to the Trust itself (self-grant/administrative)
THE ICTHIUS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£125k	Grant to the Trust itself (self-grant/administrative)
THE ICTHIUS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£105k	Grant to the Trust itself (self-grant/administrative)
THE ICTHIUS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£61k	Grant to the Trust itself (self-grant/administrative)
THE ICTHIUS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£31k	Grant to the Trust itself (self-grant/administrative)
THE ICTHIUS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£18k	Grant to the Trust itself (self-grant/administrative)
THE ICTHIUS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£17k	Grant to the Trust itself (self-grant/administrative)
THE ICTHIUS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£13k	Grant to the Trust itself (self-grant/administrative)
THE ICTHIUS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£8k	Grant to the Trust itself (self-grant/administrative)
THE ICTHIUS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£8k	Grant to the Trust itself (self-grant/administrative)
THE ICTHIUS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£5k	Grant to the Trust itself (self-grant/administrative)
THE ICTHIUS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£5k	Grant to the Trust itself (self-grant/administrative)
THE ICTHIUS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£4k	Grant to the Trust itself (self-grant/administrative)
THE ICTHIUS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£3k	Grant to the Trust itself (self-grant/administrative)
THE ICTHIUS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£3k	Grant to the Trust itself (self-grant/administrative)
THE ICTHIUS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£2k	Grant to the Trust itself (self-grant/administrative)
THE ICTHIUS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£2k	Grant to the Trust itself (self-grant/administrative)
THE ICTHIUS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£2k	Grant to the Trust itself (self-grant/administrative)
THE ICTHIUS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£2k	Grant to the Trust itself (self-grant/administrative)
THE ICTHIUS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£2k	Grant to the Trust itself (self-grant/administrative)
THE ICTHIUS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£1k	Grant to the Trust itself (self-grant/administrative)
THE ICTHIUS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£1k	Grant to the Trust itself (self-grant/administrative)
THE ICTHIUS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£1k	Grant to the Trust itself (self-grant/administrative)
THE ICTHIUS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£1k	Grant to the Trust itself (self-grant/administrative)
THE ICTHIUS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£980	Grant to the Trust itself (self-grant/administrative)
THE ICTHIUS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£800	Grant to the Trust itself (self-grant/administrative)

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ICHTHUS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP.

ICHTHUS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP income £1.5m
FUTURE SCOPE CHARITABLE TRUST income £236k
THE ADINT CHARITABLE TRUST income £212k
ASSOCIATION FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRUST income £190k
THE HUMANITARIAN TRUST income £240k
MANCHESTER CHARITABLE TRUST LTD income £154k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE ICTHIUS CHARITABLE TRUST	£569k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ICHTHUS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP FY2024	£1.5m	—	above	—	no doubt
FUTURE SCOPE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£236k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE ADINT CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£212k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ASSOCIATION FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRUST FY2024	£190k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE HUMANITARIAN TRUST FY2025	£240k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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