BGF Foundation

The BGF Foundation is an independent charitable foundation backed by BGF, focused on improving outcomes for young people across the UK.

Our charity partners

Since launching in 2022, the BGF Foundation has committed over £2.3m to charities supporting young people across the UK. Through unrestricted funding, pro bono expertise and strategic support, the Foundation helps charities strengthen and scale their impact.

Our Purpose, Mission & Vision

Our purpose is to strengthen the charity sector’s ability to deliver better outcomes for young people facing barriers to opportunity.

Our mission is to build stronger charities through long-term, unrestricted funding, hands-on business expertise, strategic support and collaboration.

Our vision is a future where we inspire businesses to do good, better – creating a new model of charity-business partnership that strengthens both sectors and delivers lasting impact for young people.

Our Approach

We work in long-term partnership with charities, taking the time to understand their priorities and connect them with support that is practical, timely and useful.

Unrestricted Funding

Giving charities the flexibility to use funding where they know it will have the greatest impact.

Pro bono expertise

Connecting charities with practical skills and specialist knowledge from BGF colleagues and wider networks.

Strategic Support

Helping charity leaders navigate growth, strengthen operations and make decisions that support long-term impact.

Our charity partnerships

Our charity partnerships are at the heart of how the Foundation delivers its mission. The Foundation provides significant, multi-year unrestricted grants to ambitious charities supporting young people facing barriers to opportunity. This funding is complemented by access to BGF expertise, networks and strategic support.

Increasing our impact

Every BGF employee receives two Social Impact Days each year. Colleagues use these days to volunteer with local causes they care about and provide skills-based pro bono support to our charity partners, drawing on expertise across areas including finance, technology, people, strategy and communications.

The Foundation also enables colleagues and portfolio companies to nominate local charities for £1,000 unrestricted grants, extending our support across the wider BGF community.

In 2026, the BGF Foundation won the Business Charity Award for Employee Engagement Initiative of the Year, recognising the impact created for charity partners, colleagues and communities.

Board of trustees

The BGF Foundation is guided by its board of trustees, made up of experienced charity leaders and BGF team members from across the UK. Led by BGF’s CEO Andy Gregory, the board sets the strategic direction for the Foundation.

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