INTERNET WATCH FOUNDATION
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
Foster trust and confidence in the Internet.Assist Internet service providers to combat online child abuse content.Assist law enforcement in the fight against online child abuse content
Latest income
£7.0m
Expenditure
£7.2m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £4.5m | £3.7m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £5.5m | £4.1m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £6.0m | £4.9m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £7.0m | £6.1m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £7.0m | £7.2m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £172k |
| Charitable activities | £6.6m |
| Trading | £26k |
| Investment income | £215k |
| Total income | £7.0m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £7.2m |
| Raising funds | £0 |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £61k |
| Total expenditure | £7.2m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £6.3m |
| Total funds | £6.2m |
| — restricted | -£86k |
| — unrestricted | £6.3m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £6.2m |
| Cash | £5.2m |
People
| Employees | 75 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Other Charitable Activities
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.