Social Investment Business Foundation

Analysis

Social Investment Business Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover economic/community development/employment and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05777484). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Social Investment Business Foundation reported income of £188.5m and spending of £191.7m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £9.5m to £188.5m (+1877%), an average of +111% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 208%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Social Investment Business Foundation sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Lofthouse Foundation (£82.3m), The Royal Academy of Engineering (£61.0m) and Liverpool Hope University (£56.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92%, trading 6.7% and investments 1.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £508k. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 2.0%. Reserves of £23.2m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 73 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.