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access - the foundation for social investment

The charity supports other charities or voluntary bodies. Access - The Foundation For Social Investment is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in London and operates in England.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Access aims to bridge the gap in the social investment market so that suitable finance and support is available to social enterprises and charities which are new to social investment. Access will be a wholesale provider, working with and through existing market players to deliver its programmes. This enables Access to take a strategic view of the needs of social ventures over the next decade.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£18,249,000
Latest Expenditure
£24,644,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 134.8%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 99.8%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.4%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £0
Charitable Activities £16,730,000
Other Trading £0
Investments £1,519,000
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £24,602,000
Raising Funds £42,000
Governance £50,000
Grants to Institutions £22,836,000
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£18,249,000£24,644,000£24,602,000£21,530,000£10,176,00012 / 0
2023£11,831,000£19,766,000£19,705,000£27,943,000£9,700,0009 / 0
2022£3,365,000£9,572,000£9,493,000£35,654,000£8,485,0008 / 0
2021£7,410,000£12,867,000£12,768,000£44,528,000£7,373,0008 / 0
2020£9,568,000£8,884,000£8,767,000£50,886,000£6,405,0008 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers