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    THE LEGATUM INSTITUTE FOUNDATION 

    Established: 13 years
    Charity Commission for England and WalesX
    UN SDGs
    ?

    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change
    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
    30/06/23?£4,785£6,399£-1,613£192£0£0n/a210
    31/12/21£4,176£3,872£303£163£1,613£8842.7250
    31/12/20£3,765£3,814£-49£161£1,310£8162.6310
    31/12/19£3,798£3,723£75£103£1,359£8072.6290
    31/12/18£3,870£3,521£350£184£1,284£7952.7223
    31/12/17£3,502£3,349£153£126£934£7512.7170
    31/12/16£4,398£4,357£41£8£781£7402310
    31/12/15£4,273£3,931£341£67£740£7402.3310
    31/12/14£2,878£2,481£397£23£399£3991.9190
    31/12/13?£3£21£-18£0£0£0n/a00
    30/11/12?£35£5£30£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/11£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4.1%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 100%
    Liabilities/Income: 28%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: NAN%
    Reserves/Spending: 0 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
    Quick Ratio: 1
    Asset Split ?
    Listed activities
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Sponsors or undertakes research
    Where it operates
    • Throughout England And Wales,
    Who it helps
    • The General Public/Mankind
    Who works here?
    • 21 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
    Garfield Weston Foundation£50,000
    Trust for London£30,000
    Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, UK Branch£10,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, UK Branch - The Legatum Institute Foundation
    £10,000 02/08/2021
    Supporting the Poverty Strategy Commission (PSC) to expand their scope and consider the intersection between climate change and poverty.
    Trust for London - Legatum Institute Foundation
    £30,000 09/06/2021
    6
    The funding is for policymakers and those campaigning for London with real-time insights into the impact of the pandemic on poverty in the capital.
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
    £50,000 04/07/2019
    The Social Metrics Commission
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £50,000 13/04/2018
    Social Metrics Commission

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/03/2011, number: 1140719
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    Filing Record
    12 returns made; all on time
    Main office


    Objectives

    a. advance education for the public benefit and promote research including without limitation in political, social and economic policy, with a focus on the ways in which the ideas, values, character, philosophy, culture, institutional characteristics, policies, laws, regulation, taxation and practices present in any given society or economy, strengthen or weaken the ability of people to move from poverty to prosperity, and to publish the useful results of such research;b. relieve poverty, deprivation, and hardship including without limitation, by directly or indirectly supporting or relieving those who are in need and trapped in poverty, deprivation or hardship by reason of war, famine, displacement, migration or refugee status, human trafficking, unemployment, homelessness, youth, age, ill-health, lack of education, disability, financial hardship, family breakdown or other disadvantage;c. promote national and international conflict resolution and reconciliation for the public benefit with a view to relieving suffering, poverty and distress and building and maintaining social cohesion and trust within and between communities and nations provided that all activities shall be undertaken with impartiality and with a commitment to creating and increasing peace. In these objects: ?prosperity? is defined as being not just about what we have but also about who we become, so that everyone has the opportunity to thrive by fulfilling their unique potential and playing their part in contributing to their families, communities and nations. Prosperity is underpinned by an inclusive society, is driven by an open economy and is built by empowered people.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase

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