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the virgin foundation

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, other charities or voluntary bodies, and the general public. The Virgin Foundation is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in London and operates in England, Australia, and various other locations.


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

Virgin Unite was established by Richard Branson and staff across the Virgin Group to deliver entrepreneurial approaches to social and environmental issues. Virgin Unite works with all the Virgin companies around the world in partnership with social entrepreneurs to build sustainable solutions to some of thoughest challenges facing the world today.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£21,494,000
Latest Expenditure
£18,090,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 70.7%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 84.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 16.0%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £18,162,000
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £2,822,000
Investments £510,000
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £15,202,000
Raising Funds £2,888,000
Governance £0
Grants to Institutions £9,190,000
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£21,494,000£18,090,000£15,202,000£16,739,000£16,739,0007 / 0
2023£22,039,000£15,827,000£10,641,000£13,406,000£13,406,0006 / 0
2022£10,248,000£12,169,000£11,500,000£7,438,000£7,438,00013 / 0
2021£11,949,000£12,463,000£11,710,000£8,968,000£8,968,0005 / 0
2020£7,785,000£14,094,000£13,547,000£9,875,000£6,402,00012 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers