ELLEN MACARTHUR FOUNDATION
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
To provide a vision and framework for the transition towards a restorative economy - the circular economy. To focus our activities in three areas.Education - Inspiring a generation to re-think, re-design and build a positive future;Business - Catalysing business innovation for a circular economy;.Insight - Creating a tipping point for a circular economy through thought leadership.
Latest income
£14.0m
Expenditure
£20.3m
Financial year end
2025-08-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-31 | £18.1m | £14.6m | |
| 2022-08-31 | £17.4m | £16.1m | |
| 2023-08-31 | £20.8m | £21.4m | |
| 2024-08-31 | £14.6m | £19.6m | |
| 2025-08-31 | £14.0m | £20.3m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-08-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £7.0m |
| Charitable activities | £2k |
| Trading | £6.6m |
| Investment income | £419k |
| Total income | £14.0m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £14.2m |
| Raising funds | £645k |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £92k |
| Total expenditure | £20.3m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £5.9m |
| Total funds | £10.6m |
| — restricted | £2.0m |
| — unrestricted | £8.6m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £10.6m |
| Cash | £2.6m |
People
| Employees | 182 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- Economic/community Development/employment
Who it helps
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Provides Services
- 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.