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SOCIAL INVESTMENT BUSINESS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1117185 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ADVENTURE CAPITAL FUND

Latest income
£188.5m
Latest spending
£191.7m
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Group’s free unrestricted reserves stood at £23.2m, which is significantly above the Trustees' agreed minimum reserves balance of £2.0m to £2.5m. The Trustees have confirmed that the entities within the group are anticipated to have sufficient cash resources for at least 12 months following the date of signing, with no material uncertainties identified regarding the going concern basis.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: TSIB Directors received total remuneration of £63,800.
“Payments are also made to the Directors of TSIB, a subsidiary of SIBF. The total TSIB director remuneration costs are £63,800 (2024: £45,714)” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by RSM UK Audit LLP.

Corporate structure

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£188.5m
Total spending
£191.7m
Cost of raising funds
£3.9m
Reserves (reported)
£23.2m
Employees
73

Reported reserves equal ~1.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 2.7 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£188.5m£191.7m
31/03/2024£69.5m£69.4m
31/03/2023£22.6m£30.0m
31/03/2022£9.1m£10.6m
31/03/2021£9.5m£17.6m

Common questions

Is SOCIAL INVESTMENT BUSINESS FOUNDATION financially healthy?

The accounts state that the Group’s free unrestricted reserves stood at £23.2m, which is significantly above the Trustees' agreed minimum reserves balance of £2.0m to £2.5m. The Trustees have confirmed that the entities within the group are anticipated to have sufficient cash resources for at least 12 months following the date of signing, with no material uncertainties identified regarding the going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by RSM UK Audit LLP.

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