Edcity Office
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
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
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Community Action Sutton | Sutton | £2.2m |
| The Schroder Foundation | London | £2.2m |
| The Talent Fund | Bristol | £2.2m |
| The Baring Foundation | London | £2.2m |