EIRIS FOUNDATION
Company number 02460330 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
EIRIS Foundation operates as a pioneering, mission-driven entity within the sustainable finance and philanthropic advisory sector, leveraging its heritage as the Ethical Investment Research Service to provide specialized ESG capacity-building. While it faces competitive pressure from well-capitalized commercial ESG data providers, its non-profit, limited-by-guarantee structure allows it to occupy a distinct niche focused on independence, trust, and systemic impact rather than shareholder returns. The organization's robust governance and compliance track record position it well to capitalize on increasing regulatory scrutiny of greenwashing and the mainstreaming of impact investing.
Overview
- Company type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Incorporated
- 1990-01-17
- Registered office
- The Foundry, 17-19 Oval Way, London, SE11 5RR
- Postcode
- SE11 5RR
- Accounts category
- Group
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-03-31
- Next due by
- 2026-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-09-05
- Next due by
- 2026-09-19
Nature of business (SIC)
- 74909 Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified
Officers 15 current · 34 resigned
Registered charity
EIRIS FOUNDATION — charity number 1020068
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA274714 (Tier 1), registered since 2017.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- eirisfoundation.org
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| ETHICAL INVESTMENT RESEARCH SERVICE (EIRIS) | 2003-01-17 |
Previous registered addresses 6
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| THE FOUNDRY 11-19 OVAL WAY, LONDON, SE11 5RR, ENGLAND | 2015-01-12 |
| THE TOWER BUILDING, 11 YORK ROAD 8TH FLOOR, LONDON, SE1 7NX | 2015-01-12 |
| TOWER HOUSE, YORK ROAD, LONDON, SE1 7NX, ENGLAND | 2013-05-07 |
| 80-84 BONDWAY, LONDON, SW8 1SF | 2013-04-30 |
| 504,BONDWAY BUSINESS CENTRE,, 71,BONDWAY,, LONDON., SW8 1SQ | 1998-08-04 |
| 401 BONDWAY BUSINESS CENTRE, 71 BONDWAY, LONDON, SW8 1SQ | 1991-05-21 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 987 similar companies in SE, trading since 1990
The class of 1990
48%
of the 240 companies in this sector incorporated in 1990 are still active today; 49% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.