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home >> charity search >> esmee fairbairn foundation
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 14
    • Dynamic board: +3
    • Gender balanced board: +3
    • Grant maker support: +14
    Overall GiG Score: 20 ?

    ESMEE FAIRBAIRN FOUNDATION 

    This is a grant making charity, you can view its grants here
    We are one of the largest independent foundations in the UK. Our primary interests are in the arts, children and young people, the environment and social change.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
    • This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
    • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
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    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
    31/12/22£7,209£44,422£-37,213£587£1,268,306£1,268,306342.6380
    31/12/21£5,077£58,437£-53,360£532£1,445,829£1,445,829296.9360
    31/12/20£4,790£59,827£-55,037£579£1,142,354£1,142,354229.1320
    31/12/19£7,850£41,972£-34,122£579£1,071,000£1,071,000306.2320
    31/12/18£5,734£46,621£-40,887£596£997,318£997,318256.7290
    31/12/17£6,117£46,377£-40,260£595£996,898£996,898257.9280
    31/12/16£5,344£48,015£-42,671£525£971,008£971,008242.7270
    31/12/15£4,954£40,185£-35,231£0£876,198£876,198261.6290
    31/12/14£6,570£42,470£-35,900£296£836,675£836,675236.4270
    31/12/13£8,948£39,370£-30,422£287£801,674£801,674244.4260
    31/12/12£11,952£37,088£-25,136£286£779,602£779,602252.2240
    31/12/11£12,205£43,967£-31,762£290£776,054£776,054211.8220
    31/12/10£10,606£32,027£-21,421£268£852,311£852,311319.3220
    31/12/09£11,729£27,956£-16,227£270£795,678£795,678341.5220
    31/12/08£32,006£28,015£3,991£291£724,804£724,804310.5220
    31/12/07£35,980£29,099£6,881£225£937,754£937,754386.7210
    31/12/06£36,951£38,435£-1,484£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/05£39,201£40,473£-1,272£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/04£30,572£31,495£-923£0£0£0n/a00
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    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
    Highest pay band: £140,000-£150,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 4%
    Liabilities/Income: 792%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
    Reserves/Spending: 342.6 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: -8 months
    Quick Ratio: 0.1
    Asset Split ?
    Established: 63 years

    www.esmeefairbairn.org.uk

    info@esmeefairbairn.org.uk

    02078123700

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
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    Listed activities
    • Accommodation/Housing
    • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
    • Disability
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    GiG Classification
    • Grant-making foundations
    How it operates
    • Makes Grants to Organisations
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides other finance
    Where it operates
    • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • Other Defined Groups
    • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
    • People With Disabilities
    • The General Public/Mankind
    Who works here?
    • 38 employees

    Who's supporting them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    Paul Hamlyn Foundation£1,000,000
    Tudor Trust£480,000
    Lankelly Chase Foundation£400,000
    National Lottery Heritage Fund£250,000
    The Aim Foundation£100,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months    		 To be used for
    National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Esmee Fairbairn Foundation
    £250,000 12/08/2022
    Investment Ready Nature in Scotland
    The Aim Foundation - Grant to Esmee Fairbairn Foundation
    £100,000 31/01/2022
    Environmental and learning Fund -match-fund specific EFF nature based social investments. Collaborating with EF and other funders an opportunity to invest in early stage, high risk, impact driven ....more
    Paul Hamlyn Foundation - LocalMotion – a place-based funders consortium
    £1,000,000 16/12/2021
    24
    LocalMotion is a joint initiative by six funders to support communities in a more radical, joined-up way. The funders consortium – made up of Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Lloyds Bank Foundation, Tudor ....more
    Lankelly Chase Foundation - Grant to Esmee Fairbairn Foundation - LocalMotion
    £400,000 09/07/2021
    Esmee Fairbairn Foundation - LocalMotion
    Tudor Trust - Grant to Esmee Fairbairn Foundation
    £480,000 07/07/2021
    24
    over two years towards the development phase of LocalMotion: working with six places and six foundations to achieve systematic change through collaborative philanthropy based on local communities' ....more
    Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - ‘Innovative approaches to financing environmental enhancements – Testing New Models
    £149,318 01/04/2019
    Innovative approaches to financing environmental enhancement - Testing New Models
    Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - ‘Innovative approaches to financing environmental enhancements – Testing New Models
    £160,000 01/04/2019
    Innovative approaches to financing environmental enhancement - Testing New Models
    Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to British Library
    £53,433 16/02/2011
    Towards the costs of the Preservation Advisory Centre, which supports libraries and archives in the UK to preserve their collections effectively.
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (12)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split
    Based on 11/12 persons

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/06/1961, number: 200051
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Investment
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    Filing Record
    19 returns made; all on time
    Recent reorganisation events:
    • Asset transfer in from SHINE FOR DEMENTIA CIO on 23/04/2024
    Main office

    ESMEE FAIRBAIRN FOUNDATION
    6th FLOOR
    210 PENTONVILLE ROAD
    LONDON
    N1 9JY

    Objectives

    TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL THINK FIT.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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