THE VIRGIN FOUNDATION
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
Virgin Unite was established by Richard Branson and staff across the Virgin Group to deliver entrepreneurial approaches to social and environmental issues. Virgin Unite works with all the Virgin companies around the world in partnership with social entrepreneurs to build sustainable solutions to some of thoughest challenges facing the world today.
Latest income
£21.5m
Expenditure
£18.1m
Financial year end
2024-12-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-31 | £7.8m | £14.1m | |
| 2021-12-31 | £11.9m | £12.5m | |
| 2022-12-31 | £10.2m | £12.2m | |
| 2023-12-31 | £22.0m | £15.8m | |
| 2024-12-31 | £21.5m | £18.1m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2024-12-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £18.2m |
| Charitable activities | £0 |
| Trading | £2.8m |
| Investment income | £510k |
| Total income | £21.5m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £15.2m |
| Raising funds | £2.9m |
| Grants to institutions | £9.2m |
| Governance | £0 |
| Total expenditure | £18.1m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £16.7m |
| Total funds | £16.7m |
| — restricted | £5.5m |
| — unrestricted | £11.3m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £16.7m |
| Cash | £26.8m |
People
| Employees | 7 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Other Finance
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- 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.