Registered charity · London
The Social Mobility Foundation
The Charity’s objects (the “Objects”) are to advance the education of disadvantaged young people in the United Kingdom in particular, but not exclusively by:3.1.1 affording opportunities to obtain internships and other work experience with...
- 10 trustees
- Income £3.3m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Nigel RailtonChair · since 2023
- Ann DohertyTrustee · since 2015
- Benjamin John RodhamTrustee · since 2019
- Dr Elizabeth Jane MillerTrustee · since 2026
- Fiona DawsonTrustee · since 2021
- Lee Edward CainTrustee · since 2021
- Namrata PatelTrustee · since 2021
- Paul Michael KettTrustee · since 2026
- Ruth Elizabeth OwenTrustee · since 2022
- Tom Peter RockhillTrustee · since 2023
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- Website
- www.socialmobility.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Social Mobility Foundation
- Registered
- 2006
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£3.3m£3.1m
- 2024£3.2m£3.6m
- 2023£2.5m£3.4m
Earlier years
- 2022£2.8m£2.6m
- 2021£2.5m£1.8m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts under 1% · Government grants 8%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
The Charity’s objects (the “Objects”) are to advance the education of disadvantaged young people in the United Kingdom in particular, but not exclusively by:3.1.1 affording opportunities to obtain internships and other work experience with organisations working in the professions and the fields of commerce, banking, financial services, industry and administration or such other fields as the Trustees in their absolute discretion see fit; and3.1.2 advising and assisting young people to enter and progress in careers in the professions and the fields of commerce, banking, financial services, industry and administration or such other fields as the Trustees in their absolute discretion see fit.
Grants received
11 grants · £373,642 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Community Foundation North East · £238,642 (5 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £80,000 (2 grants)
- The Childhood Trust · £55,000 (4 grants)
Most recent
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
10 trustees on the board
- Nigel Railton Chair since 2023
- Ann Doherty since 2015
- Benjamin John Rodham since 2019
- Dr Elizabeth Jane Miller since 2026
- Fiona Dawson since 2021
- Lee Edward Cain since 2021
- Namrata Patel since 2021
- Paul Michael Kett since 2026
- Ruth Elizabeth Owen since 2022
- Tom Peter Rockhill since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Ann Doherty since 2015
- Benjamin John Rodham since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Nigel Railton Chair since 2023
- Ann Doherty since 2015
- Benjamin John Rodham since 2019
- Dr Elizabeth Jane Miller since 2026
- Lee Edward Cain since 2021
- Namrata Patel since 2021
- Paul Michael Kett since 2026
- Ruth Elizabeth Owen since 2022
- Tom Peter Rockhill since 2023
Portfolio (1)
- Fiona Dawson since 2021
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
2.4 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 3.7 in 2020
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1115888
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 22 JUNE 2006 AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 16 JULY 2006 AND 8 NOVEMBER 2006 as amended on 30 Apr 2020 as amended on 07 Sep 2022
- Companies House
- Company number 05488354 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02071831189 · info@socialmobility.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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