FINANCE INNOVATION LAB

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
THE FINANCE INNOVATION LAB WORKS FOR A FINANCIAL SYSTEM THAT SERVES PEOPLE AND PLANET - ONE THAT IS DEMOCRATIC, RESPONSIBLE AND FAIR. WE DO THIS BY FINDING, CONNECTING AND BUILDING THE IMPACT OF INNOVATORS, CAMPAIGNERS AND INTRAPRENEURS (PROFESSIONALS SEEKING TO TRANSFORM THEIR ORGANISATIONS).
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023
Total income:
£833,385
Donations and legacies | £791.36k | |
Charitable activities | £41.63k | |
Other trading activities | £0 | |
Investments | £395 | |
Other | £0 |
Total expenditure:
£828,638
Raising funds | £58.52k | |
Charitable activities | £770.12k | |
Other | £0 |
£0 investments gains (losses)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
Charitable expenditure
Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.
In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.
Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.
By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.
Raising funds and other expenditure | £58.52k | |
Charitable expenditure | £770.12k | |
Retained for future use | £4.75k |
People

13 Employee(s)
9 Trustee(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
Number of employees | |
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£70k to £80k | 1 |
Fundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- General Charitable Purposes
- Education/training
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- The General Public/mankind
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Throughout England And Wales
- United States
Governance
- 22 January 2016: Standard registration
- FILAB; THE LAB (Working name)
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service
9 Trustee(s)
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Frances Louise Eldridge | Trustee | 22 May 2025 |
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Nuria Molina Gallart | Trustee | 28 January 2025 |
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Erinch Sahan | Trustee | 28 January 2025 |
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Simon Starling | Trustee | 28 January 2025 |
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Thomas Railton | Trustee | 28 January 2025 |
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Thobeka Petunia Ngcobo | Trustee | 23 May 2023 |
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David Bartram | Trustee | 03 November 2021 |
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Alice Merry | Trustee | 03 November 2021 |
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Mikael Down | Trustee | 15 October 2019 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/12/2019 | 31/12/2020 | 31/12/2021 | 31/12/2022 | 31/12/2023 | ||
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Total gross income | £362.66k | £412.03k | £562.91k | £802.78k | £833.39k | |
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Total expenditure | £389.99k | £378.44k | £457.44k | £742.30k | £828.64k | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | N/A | N/A | £521.69k | £752.00k | £791.36k | |
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Income - Other trading activities | N/A | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Charitable activities | N/A | N/A | £41.22k | £50.71k | £41.63k | |
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Income - Endowments | N/A | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | N/A | N/A | £0 | £73 | £395 | |
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Income - Other | N/A | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Legacies | N/A | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | N/A | N/A | £420.22k | £694.49k | £770.12k | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | N/A | N/A | £37.22k | £47.81k | £58.52k | |
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Expenditure - Governance | N/A | N/A | £4.53k | £5.69k | £11.13k | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | N/A | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | N/A | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Other | N/A | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.
Long term InvestmentsInvestments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.
These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.
Asset / Liability | 31/12/2019 | 31/12/2020 | 31/12/2021 | 31/12/2022 | 31/12/2023 | ||
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Own use assets | N/A | N/A | £7.49k | £13.03k | £10.24k | |
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Long-term investments | N/A | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Other assets | N/A | N/A | £270.43k | £372.71k | £340.96k | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | N/A | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | N/A | N/A | £35.66k | £83.01k | £43.72k |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 December 2023 | 16 August 2024 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2023 | 16 August 2024 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2022 | 17 August 2023 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2022 | 17 August 2023 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2021 | 12 September 2022 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2021 | 12 September 2022 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2020 | 03 August 2021 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2020 | 03 August 2021 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2019 | 02 September 2020 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2019 | 02 September 2020 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 07/01/2015 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 14/01/2016 as amended on 18 Mar 2019
Charitable objects
THE PROMOTION OF ETHICAL PRINCIPLES IN FINANCIAL SYSTEMS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO) BY: 1. ADVANCING EDUCATION AND PROMOTING RESEARCH INTO THE UK AND INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SYSTEMS AND THEIR CONSTITUENT ELEMENTS INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR, AREAS OF CHANGE AND INNOVATION WITHIN THOSE SYSTEMS, EMERGENT TRENDS, NEW FINANCIAL BUSINESS MODELS AND IMPACTS OF INVESTMENTS ON SOCIETY AND THE ENVIRONMENT; AND PUBLISHING OR OTHERWISE DISSEMINATING THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH AND PROVIDING A FORUM FOR ITS DISCUSSION; 2. PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BY: (A) PROMOTING THE PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES; AND (B) PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC PROGRESS AND REGENERATION. IN THIS CONTEXT, "SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT" MEANS DEVELOPMENT THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT GENERATION WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR NEEDS. 3. RELIEVING POVERTY AND IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.
Contact information
- Address:
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Finance Innovation Lab
10 Salamanca Place
LONDON
SE1 7HB
- Phone:
- 07934 381666
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