01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 7 September 2023
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
- Latest income
- £17,309,360
- Latest expenditure
- £16,196,192
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: 1 EdCity, EdCity Walk, London, W12 7TF
Website recorded by the regulator: https://purposefulventures.org/ (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Purposeful Ventures will fund, develop, and grow not-for-profit initiatives that have the potential totransform lives by tackling challenges in education and society. Initiatives will focus on those who aresocially and economically disadvantaged.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 7 May 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 7 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £17,309,360
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £16,196,192
- Fin Period Start Date
- 7 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 June 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £22,545,588
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £12,641,794
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 7 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £17,309,360
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £16,196,192
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 7 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 27 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £22,545,588
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £12,641,794
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 7 May 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 16860028
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 33062
- Income Investments
- 416270
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 17309360
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £287,332
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £15,908,860
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 16196192
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 8295646
- Expenditure Governance
- 36873
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 4033739
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 9672
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,204,995
- Assets Total Fixed
- 13686
- Assets Own Use
- 13686
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £17,661,815
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £6,658,482
- Assets Current Investment
- 4873834
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £11,017,019
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 6658482
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £12,253,686
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2204995
- Funds Restricted
- 8812024
- Funds Total
- 11017019
- Count Employees
- 42
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 7 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 27 June 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 21988285
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 150000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 261468
- Income Investments
- 145835
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 22545588
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £12,641,794
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 12641794
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 5759971
- Expenditure Governance
- 30663
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3164252
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1886
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,887,169
- Assets Total Fixed
- 21472
- Assets Own Use
- 21472
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £14,520,377
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £4,638,055
- Assets Current Investment
- 3426105
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £9,903,794
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 4638055
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £10,732,240
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1908641
- Funds Restricted
- 7995153
- Funds Total
- 9903794
- Count Employees
- 26
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- United States
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- North America
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- PURPOSEFUL VENTURES
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2023-09-07T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 07 Sep 2023
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:1) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION; AND2) TO RELIEVE THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE,IN SUCH MANNER AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE, INCLUDING THROUGH PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE FULL PARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY.
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures