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Edcity Office

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1184547LondonGrant-making and general purposes
Income£2.2m2025-08-31
Spending£2.4msame year
Spent / received58%5-year average
Size in its cause97th pctGrant-making and general purposes
Registered2019Charitable company
Employees0latest return

Analysis

Edcity Office is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 11596797). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Edcity Office reported income of £2.2m and spending of £2.4m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £11.5m to £2.2m (-81%), an average of -34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 2695%. Over the whole period it spent 58% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Edcity Office sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Action Sutton (£2.2m), The Schroder Foundation (£2.2m) and The Talent Fund (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 31% of spending and raising funds 68%. Grants to other organisations totalled £362k. Reserves of £28.7m would cover about 142 months of spending at that rate.

Income and spending

£0£5.6m£11.2m£16.7m£22.3m2021 Income: £11,521,0002021 Spending: £168,00020212022 Income: £561,0002022 Spending: £35,00020222023 Income: £798,0002023 Spending: £502,00020232024 Income: £22,306,0002024 Spending: £18,756,00020242025 Income: £2,204,0002025 Spending: £2,405,0002025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Investments 100%
  • Other 0.3%

In the charity's own words

EdCity Office is a charitable company responsible for running the EdCity project office space in White City. The office building will bring together tenants including mission-aligned organisations who, individually and collectively, are aiming to transform outcomes for children in challenging circumstances in the UK and beyond.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Community Action SuttonSutton£2.2m
The Schroder FoundationLondon£2.2m
The Talent FundBristol£2.2m
The Baring FoundationLondon£2.2m