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INSTITUTE FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION RESEARCH

Charity no. 1114403

Annual income
£1,022,912
Annual spending
£967,966
Financial period end
31 March 2025
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Current comparison cohort

£1m to under £2.5m reported income

4,320active records in this site's synced band
4,221 of 4,320position by reported income inside the band
94.6%this record's spending divided by income
£1,000,000£2,500,000

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Nearby records by annual income

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These are the four available records immediately above and below the selected charity in its band—not editorially chosen competitors.

CharityIncomeSpendingIncome less spendingPeriod end
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH WINCHESTERNo. 1130682£1,023,136£776,648£246,48831 December 2024
HUNTINGDON GYMNASTICS CLUB LIMITEDNo. 1124674£1,023,101£1,091,946-£68,84531 July 2025
THE CREATION WORKS CIONo. 1209557£1,023,022£50,614£972,40830 November 2025
THE CENTRE FOR LITERACY IN PRIMARY EDUCATIONNo. 1092698£1,022,984£1,007,723£15,26131 August 2025
INSTITUTE FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION RESEARCHSelectedNo. 1114403£1,022,912£967,966£54,94631 March 2025
MANCHESTER ACADEMY OF COMMUNITY GYMNASTICS LTDNo. 1174633£1,022,822£1,109,578-£86,75624 March 2025
THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST PETER BRADFORDNo. 1206572£1,022,396£994,465£27,93131 December 2024
TEEN CHALLENGE LONDONNo. 1069777£1,022,307£978,491£43,81631 March 2025
THE NATIONAL HORSERACING MUSEUMNo. 283656£1,022,162£1,455,019-£432,85731 December 2024

What this benchmark cannot tell you

Income and expenditure are annual-return totals. They are not the percentage of each donation used for a cause, and the gap between them is not free cash or charity reserves.

The Charity Commission defines reserves from unrestricted funds after exclusions and says there is no single correct reserves level. You need the filed accounts, reserves policy and fund notes for that question.

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