The Ideas Foundation (number 1090451) 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 The Ideas Foundation do?
The advancement of education of young people in the creative arts and the promotion of creative industry for the public benefit
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Ideas Foundation
Answers The Ideas Foundation gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 August 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are The Ideas Foundation's highest-paid staff paid?
The Ideas Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 August 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 The Ideas Foundation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
The Ideas Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Provides Services.
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 The Ideas Foundation registered for?
Education/training
Why is there no Clarity Score for The Ideas Foundation yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Ideas Foundation.
An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity.
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The register data used for this profile lists The Ideas Foundation as a registered charity (number 1090451) 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 The Ideas Foundation's charity number?
The Ideas Foundation's charity number is 1090451. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1090451?
Search 1090451 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does The Ideas Foundation do?
The advancement of education of young people in the creative arts and the promotion of creative industry for the public benefit
Does The Ideas Foundation have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Ideas Foundation. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to The Ideas Foundation?
The Ideas Foundation's website listed in our register data is http://www.ideasfoundation.org.uk. 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 The Ideas Foundation's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Ideas Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 August 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 The Ideas Foundation?
The register does not record The Ideas Foundation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are The Ideas Foundation's trustees paid?
The Ideas Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was The Ideas Foundation registered as a charity?
The Ideas Foundation was entered on the register on 6 February 2002. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 04270652).