Finance Score: 8
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

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:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent 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
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/08/22£17,394£16,070£1,324£301£19,041£13,82410.31740
31/08/21£18,144£14,595£3,549£151£21,233£13,84111.41720
31/08/20£12,510£11,574£936£353£17,769£9,1719.51290
31/08/19*£16,348£9,764£6,584£143£13,519£6,7598.31050
31/08/18£11,457£10,897£559£393£6,688£2,8443.1980
31/08/17£8,694£8,239£455£182£6,129£1,9152.8850
31/08/16£9,814£5,771£4,043£2,030£5,674£2,0894.3600
31/08/15£3,803£3,706£97£1,247£1,631£1,3434.3340
31/08/14£2,761£2,335£426£910£1,533£1,3677210
31/08/13£2,166£1,704£462£574£1,107£1,1077.8100
31/08/12£2,076£1,962£114£792£645£6423.9100
31/08/11?£1,723£1,682£42£156£531£5253.780
31/07/10*£1,151£662£490£35£490£2905.320

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 14%
Highest pay band: £200,000-£250,000
Liabilities/Assets: 8%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 73%
Reserves/Spending: 10.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 14 months
Quick Ratio: 8.6
Asset Split ?
Established: 15 years

www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org

info@ellenmacarthurfoundation.org

01983296463

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Poverty relief
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 works here?
  • 174 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 52-69
  • PETER MORGAN Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Communications Dir
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
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
Filing Record
13 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

Data Sources

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