Effective Ventures Foundation

Analysis

Effective Ventures Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in November 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07962181). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Effective Ventures Foundation reported income of £12.1m and spending of £37.5m, spending 311% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £18.6m to £12.1m (-35%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 654%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Effective Ventures Foundation sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Imagine Act and Succeed (£12.1m), Abbeyfield Wey Valley Society Limited (£12.2m) and The National Football Trust (£12.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 93% and investments 4.8%. Charitable activities took 77% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £12.7m. Reserves of £63k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 68 people.