THE FOUNDATION FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
Our mission is to find social entrepreneurs with bold solutions to today's challenges. Through funding and support, we help them to realise their potential and create lasting change.This charity raises funds from the public but does not work with professional fundraisers or commercial participators.
Latest income
£6.4m
Expenditure
£8.0m
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 | £21.8m | £19.0m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £11.0m | £10.8m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £10.1m | £11.2m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £6.6m | £7.7m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £6.4m | £8.0m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £1.4m |
| Charitable activities | £227k |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £4.8m |
| Total income | £6.4m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £7.0m |
| Raising funds | £1.0m |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £97k |
| Total expenditure | £8.0m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £173m |
| Total funds | £173m |
| — restricted | £2.1m |
| — unrestricted | £15.2m |
| — endowment | £155m |
| Total assets | £173m |
| Cash | £837k |
People
| Employees | 59 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Economic/community Development/employment
Who it helps
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
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.