Purposeful Ventures
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Purposeful Ventures suits a small organisation whose work fits its themes of early years, mental health and wellbeing, vulnerable children and families, maths, or music and arts, and which can show a strong theory of change that mirrors the charity's ambitions.
- It describes its approach as high-challenge and high-support and gives support only where it is confident it can add value, so a short, specific conversation about fit will serve you better than a generic request.
- Its stated grant range runs from £1,000 to £480,000, but it does not give a typical grant size, so scope your request to what your project needs and read the programme guidelines if your work relates to a specific programme.
- Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, though the charity selects and incubates its own partners, which suggests it chooses partners closely.
- Individuals, and organisations without strong theories of change or that do not mirror its ambitions, should not apply.
Overview
Purposeful Ventures is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1204622).
Purposeful Ventures partners with social entrepreneurs and philanthropists to improve the education and well-being of young people from their earliest years. Its work is organised into Children & Families, Maths, and Music & Arts. It has committed approximately £8 million in grants over five years to four delivery partners, and its annual giving is recorded as £8,295,646 on the Charity Commission register.
What they fund
Priority Areas
Purposeful Ventures partners with social entrepreneurs and philanthropists to improve the education and well-being of young people from their earliest years. It selects, accelerates and, where it finds a gap, incubates organisations that tackle particular issues; together, they test and scale effective solutions and seek system change. Its work spans Children & Families, Maths, and Music & Arts. In Children & Families, it aims to strengthen early-years provision and support children’s wellbeing, including vulnerable young people who face challenges beyond early childhood. It deliberately partners with people and organisations with strong theories of change that mirror its ambitions. Support is tailored and may include strategic and operational support, grants, and access to funding; it describes its approach as high-challenge and high-support, and works where it is confident it can add value.
Themes
- Early years
- Mental health and wellbeing
- Vulnerable children & families
- Maths
- Music & Arts
Geographic Focus
Scotland; Wales; Northern Ireland; England.
What they don't fund
- Support where we are not confident we can add value
- Individuals and organisations without strong theories of change, or that do not mirror our ambitions
How to apply
Applicants to the Maths Teacher Deployment Pilot are directed to read the programme guidelines and apply.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- It deliberately partners with individuals and organisations with strong theories of change that mirror its ambitions.
- It provides support only where it is confident it can add value.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to Purposeful Ventures.
2 years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 August 2024 | £22,545,588 | £12,641,794 | £5,759,971 | Accounts for year to 31 August 2024 |
| year to 31 August 2025 | £17,309,360 | £16,196,192 | £8,295,646 | Accounts for year to 31 August 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 2 years shown.
- Grants paid, all years: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- purposefulventures.org · read on 31 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 August 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 31 October 2026.
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Applying to Purposeful Ventures?
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Contact
- info@purposefulventures.orgsource
- 1 EdCity EdCity Walk London W12 7TFsource
- purposefulventures.org
Applying to Purposeful Ventures?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- info@purposefulventures.orgsource
- 1 EdCity EdCity Walk London W12 7TFsource
- purposefulventures.org