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Description
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.
Also known as
- Nesta
- Nesta Operating Company
- Nesta
CCEW Charity number
Company number
Registered
Postcode
EC4Y ODS
Website
Domain
nesta.org.uk
Latest income
£46,114,000 (on )
This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.
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- nesta.org.uk
- Charity Commission England and Wales
- CharityBase
- Giving is Great
- Companies House
- Opencorporates
- Wikipedia: Nesta (charity)
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Area of operation in the UK
This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 4 active records and 0 inactive records, from 4 data sources.
What is an organisation identifier?
An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.
Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.
Identifiers are usually assigned by an external body like a regulator.
Findthatcharity uses the Org ID scheme to create identifiers.
GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 1144091 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.
This organisation has been classified using different categories:
International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)
ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.
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Grant-making foundations
H10
UK Charity Activity Tags
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Beneficiary group
BE» ChildrenBE102
Theme (CCEW)
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General Charitable Purposes
101 -
Education/training
102 -
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
103 -
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
105 -
Arts/culture/heritage/science
109 -
Environment/conservation/heritage
112 -
Economic/community Development/employment
113 -
Other Charitable Purposes
117
Beneficiaries (CCEW)
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Children/young People
201 -
Elderly/old People
202 -
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
205 -
The General Public/mankind
207
Activities (CCEW)
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Makes Grants To Organisations
302 -
Provides Other Finance
303 -
Provides Services
306 -
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
307 -
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
308 -
Other Charitable Activities
310
Scale of operation
- National
| Year ending | Income (£) | Spending (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-09-30 |
Registered as a charity |
|
| 2012-03-31 | 0 | 30 |
| 2013-03-31 | 12,681,000 | 24,659,000 |
| 2014-03-31 | 15,974,000 | 28,528,000 |
| 2015-03-31 | 15,641,000 | 32,014,000 |
| 2016-03-31 | 14,492,000 | 25,673,000 |
| 2017-03-31 | 24,908,000 | 33,365,000 |
| 2018-03-31 | 24,655,384 | 32,230,219 |
| 2019-03-31 | 34,426,000 | 42,352,000 |
| 2020-03-31 | 43,347,000 | 47,192,000 |
| 2021-03-31 | 29,594,000 | 37,088,000 |
| 2022-03-31 | 21,614,000 | 41,611,000 |
| 2023-03-31 | 46,114,000 | 60,926,000 |
Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.
| 2023 £ |
2022 £ |
|
|---|---|---|
| Employees | 510 | 523 |
| Employees paid more than £60,000 | 171 | 60 |
| Volunteers | - | - |
| Trustees | 12 |
Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.
Statement of financial activities for year ended .
Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.
| 2023 £m |
2022
£m |
|
|---|---|---|
| Incoming resources | ||
| Donations and other voluntary income | - | - |
| Legacies | - | - |
| Endowments | - | - |
| Donations and legacies | - | - |
| Income from charitable activities | 9.4 | 4.3 |
| Income from other trading activities | 26.6 | 9.7 |
| Income from investments | 9.5 | 7.3 |
| Other income | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Total | 46.1 | 21.6 |
| Expenditure | ||
| Investment management | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Other spending on raising funds | 25.1 | 7.5 |
| Spending on raising funds | 26.0 | 8.4 |
| Grants to institutions | 5.4 | 4.5 |
| Other charitable activities | 29.5 | 28.7 |
| Charitable activities | 34.9 | 33.2 |
| Other spending | - | - |
| Total | 60.9 | 41.6 |
| Net income / (expenditure) | (14.8) | (20.0) |
Balance sheet at .
Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.
| 2023 £m |
2022
£m |
|
|---|---|---|
| Fixed assets | ||
| Tangible and intangible assets | 34.6 | 36.0 |
| Investment assets | 418.3 | 452.3 |
| 452.9 | 488.3 | |
| Current assets | ||
| Current investment assets | - | - |
| Cash | 20.1 | 24.0 |
| Other current assets | 20.3 | 20.8 |
| 40.3 | 44.9 | |
| Creditors | ||
| Amounts falling due within one year | (13.6) | (14.2) |
| Net current assets | 26.8 | 30.7 |
| Total assets less current liabilities | 479.7 | 519.0 |
| Creditors | ||
| Amounts falling due after one year | (8.0) | (8.0) |
| Net assets | 471.7 | 511.0 |
| Funds | ||
| Endowment funds | 408.5 | 451.6 |
| Restricted funds | 12.5 | 16.8 |
| Unrestricted funds | 50.7 | 42.6 |
| 471.7 | 511.0 | |
| 2023 £ |
2022 £ |
|
|---|---|---|
| Contracts with government | ||
| None recorded | ||
| Government grants | ||
| Income from government grants | 1,917,967 | 607,000 |
| Government grants as % of total income | 4.2% | 2.8% |
| Number of government grants | 8 | 3 |
Received 34 grants. Showing most recent 10 grants.
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Data source
Some grants data comes from funders who publish data using the 360Giving Data Standard. It was accessed using the 360Giving Datastore.
- Cabinet Office (21 grants) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- The Dunhill Medical Trust (1 grant) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- Esmée Fairbairn Foundation (2 grants) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, UK Branch (1 grant) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- Nesta (2 grants) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- Nuffield Foundation (1 grant) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- The National Lottery Community Fund (5 grants) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
National Lottery grants data comes from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport who publish the National Lottery grants database.
This data is used under the Open Government Licence. Grants that are also published under 360Giving have been removed to ensure there is not duplication.
- The National Lottery (1 grant) | Licence
View this organisation's 360Giving published grants on GrantNav.
| 2022 | 46 grants | £2,348,354 |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 94 grants | £3,251,818 |
| 2020 | 277 grants | £11,889,654 |
| 4 grants | €255,000 | |
| 1 grant | US$65,000 | |
| 2019 | 150 grants | £7,559,618 |
| 10 grants | US$1,185,000 | |
| 2018 | 153 grants | £9,419,497 |
| 17 grants | US$34,000 | |
| 2017 | 103 grants | £7,270,154 |
| 2016 | 101 grants | £7,394,156 |
| 2015 | 85 grants | £1,771,507 |
| 2014 | 174 grants | £19,129,750 |
| 2013 | 135 grants | £10,373,561 |
| 2012 | 86 grants | £4,828,128 |
| 2011 | 34 grants | £2,535,555 |
Data source
Some grants data comes from funders who publish data using the 360Giving Data Standard. It was accessed using the 360Giving Datastore.
- Nesta (1,470 grants) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
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