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Description

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.

Also known as

  • The Healthcare Foundation
  • The Virgin Foundation
  • The Virgin Healthcare Foundation
  • Virgin Unite

CCEW Charity number

297540

Company number

02155645

Registered

Postcode

W2 6ET

Website

virgin.com/unite

Latest income

£10,248,000 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.

The Virgin Foundation

GB-CHC-297540

Locations

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Depending on the data source, location may describe the headquarters of the organisation rather than the area it operates in.

Area of operation in the UK

Area of operation outside the UK

  • Australia
  • Canada
  • Jamaica
  • United States
  • South Africa

Registered Office in the UK

The Virgin Foundation

GB-CHC-297540

Linked records

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This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 2 active records and 0 inactive records, from 2 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-297540 .
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 297540 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

The Virgin Foundation (this record)

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The Virgin Foundation

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Last updated 2024-03-23

The Virgin Foundation

GB-CHC-297540

Themes and activities

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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.

  • Grant-making foundations H10

UK Charity Activity Tags

These tags are taken from a project to classify all UK charities using a common set of tags. The tags are applied using keyword searching, so may be incorrect for particular cases.

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  • Economic and community development EC » Social enterprise EC106
  • Education ED » Training ED300 » Employability training ED302

Theme (CCEW)

  • General Charitable Purposes 101
  • Education/training 102
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 103
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 105
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief 106
  • Environment/conservation/heritage 112
  • Economic/community Development/employment 113
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity 115

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • Children/young People 201
  • Elderly/old People 202
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies 205
  • The General Public/mankind 207

Activities (CCEW)

  • Makes Grants To Individuals 301
  • Makes Grants To Organisations 302
  • Provides Other Finance 303
  • Provides Human Resources 304
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space 305
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information 307
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research 308

Scale of operation

  • National and Overseas

The Virgin Foundation

GB-CHC-297540

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
1987-08-25 Registered as a charity
2004-07-31 67,668 221,496
2005-03-31 583,025 417,240
2006-03-31 1,574,699 1,236,870
2007-03-31 4,253,951 3,135,361
2008-03-31 7,012,088 6,102,632
2009-03-31 9,395,871 7,070,112
2010-03-31 9,396,000 2,452,000
2011-03-31 10,890,000 8,810,000
2012-03-31 10,570,000 8,490,000
2013-03-31 9,525,000 8,143,000
2014-03-31 13,313,000 8,328,000
2014-12-31 7,509,000 5,639,000
2015-12-31 12,444,000 11,464,000
2016-12-31 11,658,000 12,177,000
2017-12-31 15,551,000 12,847,000
2018-12-31 10,492,000 14,501,000
2019-12-31 11,537,000 18,022,000
2020-12-31 7,785,000 14,094,000
2021-12-31 11,949,000 12,463,000
2022-12-31 10,248,000 12,169,000
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

The Virgin Foundation

GB-CHC-297540

Charity people

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2022
£
2021
£
Employees 13 5
Employees paid more than £60,000 3 3
Volunteers - -
Trustees 6
Employees
Volunteers

Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

The Virgin Foundation

GB-CHC-297540

Statement of Financial Activities

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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.

2022
£m
2021
£m
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 9.9 -
Legacies - -
Endowments - 11.8
Donations and legacies 9.9 11.8
Income from charitable activities - -
Income from other trading activities 0.3 0.2
Income from investments - -
Other income - -
Total 10.2 11.9
Expenditure
Investment management - -
Other spending on raising funds 0.7 0.8
Spending on raising funds 0.7 0.8
Grants to institutions 7.3 11.7
Other charitable activities 4.2 -
Charitable activities 11.5 11.7
Other spending - -
Total 12.2 12.5
Net income / (expenditure) (1.9) (0.5)

The Virgin Foundation

GB-CHC-297540

Balance sheet

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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.

2022
£m
2021
£m
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 0.0 0.1
Investment assets 0.6 0.5
0.6 0.5
Current assets
Current investment assets - -
Cash 10.2 10.1
Other current assets 0.7 0.6
10.9 10.6
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (4.0) (2.2)
Net current assets 6.9 8.4
Total assets less current liabilities 7.4 9.0
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year - -
Net assets 7.4 9.0
Funds
Endowment funds - -
Restricted funds 2.6 2.9
Unrestricted funds 4.9 6.1
7.4 9.0

The Virgin Foundation

GB-CHC-297540

Income from government

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According to data returned to the Charity Commission, this charity did not receive income from government grants or contracts in 2022 (the latest year with data available) or 2021.

The Virgin Foundation

GB-CHC-297540

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