Charity Entrepreneurship
Analysis
Charity Entrepreneurship is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Charity Entrepreneurship reported income of £4.3m and spending of £4.0m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2025, income grew from £776k to £4.3m (+458%), an average of +77% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 156%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Charity Entrepreneurship 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 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Mount School (York) (£4.3m), Northamptonshire Independent Grammar School Charity Trust Limited (£4.3m) and Worrall and Fuller Exhibition Fund (£4.3m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.0m. Reserves of £2.5m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 100%
- Trading 0.0%
- Investments 0.2%
In the charity's own words
Our mission is to:- Research charitable activities with a good evidence base for high impact,- Provide education in the form of training and advice to individuals on the subject of entrepreneurship andfounding charitable enterprises to engage in such activities, and- Support such individuals who found such organisations to help them succeed in the early stages of their growth
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Mount School (York) | York | £4.3m |
| Northamptonshire Independent Grammar School Charity Trust Limited | Northampton | £4.3m |
| Worrall and Fuller Exhibition Fund | London | £4.3m |
| Greenwich Students Union Ltd | London | £4.4m |