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the ove arup foundation

The charity supports other defined groups. The Ove Arup Foundation is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales.


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 advancement of education of the public, directed towards the promotion, furtherance and dissemination of knowledge of matters associated with the built environment with some emphasis on the multi-disciplinary nature of design in engineering and architecture in the United Kingdom or in any other part of the world as the trustees in their discretion think fit.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£509,385
Latest Expenditure
£508,871

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 99.9%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.0%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £422,821
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £82,764
Other Income £3,800

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £508,871
Raising Funds £0
Governance £0
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£509,385£508,871£508,871£6,348,624£1,744,5250 / 4
2023£502,510£483,304£483,304£5,863,745£1,555,6180 / 6
2022£479,547£442,6290 / 10
2021£588,078£242,834£242,834£5,722,915£2,115,7740 / 20
2020£523,835£559,468£559,468£4,482,620£1,475,8460 / 6

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers