IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATION
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
Impetus transforms the lives of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds by ensuring they get the right support to succeed in school, in work and in life.We find, fund and build the most promising charities working with these young people, providing core funding and working shoulder-to-shoulder with their leaders to help them become stronger organisations.
Latest income
£24.1m
Expenditure
£52.5m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-31 | £13.1m | £24.9m | |
| 2021-12-31 | £20.8m | £28.1m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £27.2m | £42.2m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £22.2m | £42.3m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £24.1m | £52.5m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £17.0m |
| Charitable activities | £0 |
| Trading | £1.9m |
| Investment income | £5.2m |
| Total income | £24.1m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £50.9m |
| Raising funds | £1.6m |
| Grants to institutions | £32.1m |
| Governance | £198k |
| Total expenditure | £52.5m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £132m |
| Total funds | £132m |
| — restricted | £124m |
| — unrestricted | £7.4m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £132m |
| Cash | £9.9m |
People
| Employees | 112 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
- Education/training
- Economic/community Development/employment
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- 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.