The Esprit Foundation

Analysis

The Esprit Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2022, 4 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 and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Esprit Foundation reported income of £266k and spending of £61k, leaving 77% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from March 2023 to March 2025, income grew from £250k to £266k (+6.4%), an average of +3.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 23% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Esprit Foundation sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Helping Uganda Schools (Hugs) (£266k), The City Solicitors Educational Trust (£267k) and The Society for the Advancement of Philosophical Enquiry and Reflection in Education (£266k).