The Jim Ratcliffe Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. Don't spend time on an approach; the similar funders below support the same kind of work.
Key takeaways
- The annual report says the foundation does not invite unsolicited grant applications, so a small charity should not send it a cold request and should not expect an open call for proposals.
- Its named themes are environmental conservation, environmental education, poverty relief and amateur sport, so work in those areas is the closest fit, but the only route the annual report describes is an invitation.
- The annual report gives annual giving of £3,228,800, but no grant range is stated, so there is no published typical request size to aim for.
- The report does not describe how competitive the foundation is, when it considers approaches, or what a relationship with it involves, so do not assume a timetable.
Overview
The Jim Ratcliffe Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1183641).
The Jim Ratcliffe Foundation is a registered charity that operates as a grant maker. Its purposes allow its trustees to advance such charitable purposes as they see fit, including preserving and protecting the physical and natural environment, advancing education in its conservation, relieving poverty and improving life in socially and economically disadvantaged communities, and promoting amateur sport. Its annual giving is £3,228,800, according to the annual report. The Charity Commission records its registered area of operation as Tanzania, France, Iceland and throughout England and Wales.
What they fund
Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 31 December 2025) only: no website or other web source for the charity was found. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 30 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation operates as a grant maker, with a policy designed to further its charitable purposes for the public benefit; trustees review that policy regularly. Its stated purposes include promoting the preservation, conservation and protection of the physical and natural environment, and advancing public education in its conservation, protection and improvement through study and research whose useful results are disseminated to the public. It also seeks to relieve poverty and improve conditions of life in socially and economically disadvantaged communities, and to promote amateur sport. These purposes are not exclusive: trustees may choose other charitable purposes.
Themes
- Environmental conservation
- Environmental education
- Poverty relief
- Amateur sport
What they don't fund
- The Foundation does not invite unsolicited grant applications
How to apply
The annual report records that the Foundation does not invite unsolicited grant applications.
Where they fund
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Grants
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- UBS Optimus Foundation EU£3,228,800year to 31 December 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2021 | £29,487,527 | £841,868 | £831,884 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £606,637 | £2,181,134 | £2,174,153 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £1,553,626 | £47,449 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £770,894 | £20,063,220 | £20,000,000 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
| year to 31 December 2025 | £987,800 | £3,249,007 | £3,228,800 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
In 3 of the 4 years shown, grants paid exceeded income.
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2021; year to 31 December 2022; year to 31 December 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
— No grants figure for that year.
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
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2025)
This profile rests on the charity’s filed accounts and register entry only, so check with the funder directly before applying.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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Contact
- debbie.clark@ineos.comsource
- Hawkslease, Chapel Lane, LYNDHURST, SO43 7FGsource