ACCESS - THE FOUNDATION FOR SOCIAL INVESTMENT
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
Access aims to bridge the gap in the social investment market so that suitable finance and support is available to social enterprises and charities which are new to social investment. Access will be a wholesale provider, working with and through existing market players to deliver its programmes. This enables Access to take a strategic view of the needs of social ventures over the next decade.
Latest income
£12.5m
Expenditure
£17.8m
Financial year end
2025-12-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-31 | £7.4m | £12.9m | |
| 2022-12-31 | £3.4m | £9.6m | |
| 2023-12-31 | £11.8m | £19.8m | |
| 2024-12-31 | £18.2m | £24.6m | |
| 2025-12-31 | £12.5m | £17.8m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-12-31
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £0 |
| Charitable activities | £11.3m |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £1.2m |
| Total income | £12.5m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £17.7m |
| Raising funds | £39k |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £83k |
| Total expenditure | £17.8m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £9.4m |
| Total funds | £16.7m |
| — restricted | £7.3m |
| — unrestricted | £9.4m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £16.7m |
| Cash | £5.4m |
People
| Employees | 13 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
- Education/training
- Economic/community Development/employment
Who it helps
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How it works
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Other Finance
- 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.