Illuminated River Foundation (number 1168375) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Illuminated River Foundation do?
The Foundation has the charitable object of promoting the arts by the creation and implementation of a lighting scheme of artistic merit for London's bridges. The Illuminated River project will transform the capital with a unified kinetic artwork across up to 15 of Central London's bridges.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Illuminated River Foundation
Answers Illuminated River Foundation gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 28 February 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Illuminated River Foundation's highest-paid staff paid?
Illuminated River Foundation's annual return for the year ending 28 February 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register does not record Illuminated River Foundation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Illuminated River Foundation's annual return for the year ending 28 February 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
City of London · City of Westminster · Hammersmith and Fulham · Kensington and Chelsea · Lambeth · Southwark · Wandsworth
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Organisations; Other Charitable Activities.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Illuminated River Foundation registered for?
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Why is there no Clarity Score for Illuminated River Foundation yet?
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Is Illuminated River Foundation a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Illuminated River Foundation as a registered charity (number 1168375) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Illuminated River Foundation's charity number?
Illuminated River Foundation's charity number is 1168375. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1168375?
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What does Illuminated River Foundation do?
The Foundation has the charitable object of promoting the arts by the creation and implementation of a lighting scheme of artistic merit for London's bridges. The Illuminated River project will transform the capital with a unified kinetic artwork across up to 15 of Central London's bridges.
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How can I donate to Illuminated River Foundation?
Illuminated River Foundation's website listed in our register data is http://www.illuminatedriver.london. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Illuminated River Foundation's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Illuminated River Foundation's annual return for the year ending 28 February 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Illuminated River Foundation?
The register does not record Illuminated River Foundation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Illuminated River Foundation's trustees paid?
Illuminated River Foundation's annual return for the year ending 28 February 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
When was Illuminated River Foundation registered as a charity?
Illuminated River Foundation was entered on the register on 21 July 2016.