We Are Purposeful
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
Purposeful is a movement building hub for adolescent girls. Our strategic areas support girls and their allies to remake the world for themselves by insights and influencing; convening and micro-grants; media and communications. This integrated strategy creates a ground-swell of girls who can access and imagine new possibilities for themselves and their communities.
Latest income
£12.1m
Expenditure
£8.4m
Financial year end
2024-08-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-31 | £5.7m | £4.6m | |
| 2022-08-31 | £15.7m | £5.4m | |
| 2023-08-31 | £6.1m | £6.8m | |
| 2024-08-31 | £12.1m | £8.4m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2024-08-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £11.5m |
| Charitable activities | £0 |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £603k |
| Total income | £12.1m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £8.4m |
| Raising funds | £11k |
| Grants to institutions | £3.3m |
| Governance | £515k |
| Total expenditure | £8.4m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £10.2m |
| Total funds | £16.5m |
| — restricted | £6.3m |
| — unrestricted | £10.2m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £16.5m |
| Cash | £3.1m |
People
| Employees | 32 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Disability
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Recreation
- Other Charitable Purposes
Who it helps
- Children/young People
How it works
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- 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.