The Centre for Enterprise, Markets and Ethics

Analysis

The Centre for Enterprise, Markets and Ethics is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in July 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08137333). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Centre for Enterprise, Markets and Ethics reported income of £690k and spending of £626k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £410k to £690k (+68%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 122%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Centre for Enterprise, Markets and Ethics sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wychville Limited (£689k), Remar Association (UK) (£691k) and St Barnabas Greek Orthodox Community Fund (£689k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 93% and investments 6.5%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £676k would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.