The Ove Arup Foundation
Analysis
The Ove Arup Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The Ove Arup Foundation reported income of £319k and spending of £246k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £588k to £319k (-46%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Ove Arup Foundation sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sun Beams Delapre Pre-School (£318k), Hollie Gazzard Trust (£320k) and The Sophie Lancaster Foundation (£318k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The advancement of education of the public, directed towards the promotion, furtherance and dissemination of knowledge of matters associated with the built environment with some emphasis on the multi-disciplinary nature of design in engineering and architecture in the United Kingdom or in any other part of the world as the trustees in their discretion think fit.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Beams Delapre Pre-School | Northampton | £318k |
| Hollie Gazzard Trust | Cheltenham | £320k |
| The Sophie Lancaster Foundation | Rossendale | £318k |
| Dame Catherine Harpur's School Limited | Derby | £320k |