The Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs

Analysis

The Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04180639). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs reported income of £6.4m and spending of £8.0m, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £21.8m to £6.4m (-71%), an average of -26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Apostolic Church (£6.4m), Yesamach Levav (£6.4m) and Fairshare Educational Foundation (£6.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 75%, donations and legacies 21% and charitable activities 3.6%. Charitable activities took 86% of spending and raising funds 12%. Reserves of £172.6m would cover about 255 months of spending at that rate. It employed 59 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.