Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 7

Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 13

ELLEN MACARTHUR FOUNDATION

To provide a vision and framework for the transition towards a restorative economy - the circular economy. To focus our activities in three areas.Education - Inspiring a generation to re-think, re-design and build a positive future;Business - Catalysing business innovation for a circular economy;.Insight - Creating a tipping point for a circular economy through thought leadership.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff
31/08/23		£20,787	£21,362	£-575	£355	£21,815	£15,493	8.7	187
31/08/22		£17,394	£16,070	£1,324	£301	£19,041	£13,824	10.3	174
31/08/21		£18,144	£14,595	£3,549	£151	£21,233	£13,841	11.4	172
31/08/20		£12,510	£11,574	£936	£353	£17,769	£9,171	9.5	129
31/08/19	*	£16,348	£9,764	£6,584	£143	£13,519	£6,759	8.3	105
31/08/18		£11,457	£10,897	£559	£393	£6,688	£2,844	3.1	98
31/08/17		£8,694	£8,239	£455	£182	£6,129	£1,915	2.8	85
31/08/16		£9,814	£5,771	£4,043	£2,030	£5,674	£2,089	4.3	60
31/08/15		£3,803	£3,706	£97	£1,247	£1,631	£1,343	4.3	34
31/08/14		£2,761	£2,335	£426	£910	£1,533	£1,367	7	21
31/08/13		£2,166	£1,704	£462	£574	£1,107	£1,107	7.8	10
31/08/12		£2,076	£1,962	£114	£792	£645	£642	3.9	10
31/08/11?		£1,723	£1,682	£42	£156	£531	£525	3.7	8
31/07/10	*	£1,151	£662	£490	£35	£490	£290	5.3	2

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 14%
Highest pay band: £200,000-£250,000
Liabilities/Assets: 20%
Liabilities/Income: 26%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 71%
Reserves/Spending: 8.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 12 months
Quick Ratio: 3.5

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 15 years

www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org

info@ellenmacarthurfoundation.org

01983296463

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Provides financial or material assistance

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Isle Of Wight, Scotland,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Postcode Earth Trust - Regular Grant 2023
£1,600,000	07/02/2023	Regular unrestricted award
Postcode Innovation Trust - Nature positive food challenge: tackling climate change and biodiversity loss
£1,250,000	25/03/2022	The Dream Fund gives organisations the chance to deliver the project they have always dreamed of, but never had the opportunity to bring to life. Charitable organisations across Great Britain are asked to think big, be ambitious and collaborate with ....more The Dream Fund gives organisations the chance to deliver the project they have always dreamed of, but never had the opportunity to bring to life. Charitable organisations across Great Britain are asked to think big, be ambitious and collaborate with other not-for-profit partners to deliver their dream project.
Postcode Earth Trust - Regular Grant 2022
£1,500,000	10/02/2022	Regular unrestricted award

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 53-70

DAME ELLEN MACARTHUR

HEMA PATEL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Trustee

MICHAEL LEBOVITZ Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Lawyer And Accountant

PETER MORGAN Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Communications Dir

PHILIP SELLWOOD Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Ceo Est

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/06/2009, number: 1130306
Registered at Companies House on 06/05/2009, number: 06897785

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

14 returns made; AR19: 65 days late, AR10: 44 days late,

Main office

THE SAIL LOFT
42 MEDINA ROAD
COWES
PO31 7BX

Objectives

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ANDTO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENTOF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND TO PROMOTE STUDY AND RESEARCH IN SUCHSUBJECTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL

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