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esmee fairbairn foundation

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Activities & Mission

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.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£9,483,000
Latest Expenditure
£56,416,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 560.4%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 94.2%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 5.8%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £0
Charitable Activities £444,000
Other Trading £0
Investments £8,988,000
Other Income £51,000

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £53,144,000
Raising Funds £3,272,000
Governance £0
Grants to Institutions £48,692,000
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£9,483,000£56,416,000£53,144,000£1,275,580,000£1,275,580,00041 / 0
2023£8,416,000£66,525,000£63,235,000£1,242,224,000£1,242,224,00039 / 0
2022£7,209,000£44,422,000£41,117,000£1,268,306,000£1,268,306,00038 / 0
2021£5,077,000£58,437,000£54,945,000£1,445,829,000£1,445,829,00036 / 0
2020£4,790,000£59,827,000£56,528,000£1,142,354,000£1,142,354,00032 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
ESMEE FAIRBAIRN FOUNDATION
6th FLOOR
210 PENTONVILLE ROAD
LONDON
N1 9JY
Registration Date
7 June 1961
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
200051
Charity Number
200051

Trustees

JOHN H M FAIRBAIRN
BEATRICE HANNAH MILLICENT HOLLOND
JOE DOCHERTY
Eleanor Updale
Edward Bonham Carter
Professor David Hill
Professor Claire Elice Alexander
Dr Wanda Wyporska
Dame Clare Moriarty
Elspeth Jones
Mary Ann Sieghart
Gautham Radhakrishnan

Sectors & Classifications

Also Known As

  • THE ESMEE FAIRBAIRN CHARITABLE TRUST
  • THE ESMEE FAIRBAIRN TRUST FUND