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nesta

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, other charities or voluntary bodies, and the general public. Nesta 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 Scotland.


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

The UK's innovation agency for social good. We design, test and scale new solutions to society's biggest problems, changing millions of lives for the better. We will focus our energy and resources on three innovation missions: a fairer start for every child; a healthy life for all, and a sustainable future where the economy works better for people and the planet.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£52,412,000
Latest Expenditure
£65,727,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 80.3%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 64.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 36.9%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £0
Charitable Activities £13,278,000
Other Trading £24,761,000
Investments £14,214,000
Other Income £159,000

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £42,066,000
Raising Funds £23,661,000
Governance £606,000
Grants to Institutions £5,172,000
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£52,412,000£65,727,000£42,066,000£477,856,000£51,365,000494 / 0
2023£46,114,000£60,926,000£34,933,000£471,723,000£50,682,000510 / 0
2022£21,614,000£41,611,000£33,208,000£511,010,000£42,586,000523 / 0
2021£29,594,000£37,088,000£34,304,000£505,136,000£22,031,000277 / 0
2020£43,347,000£47,192,000£42,148,000£423,734,000£9,433,000306 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers