GIRL EFFECT

Charity number: 1141155
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Girl Effect delivers results for girls through a unique combination of expertise on and learning from adolescent girls; communications; innovation; and influencing to take action to scale. It develops widespread social communications to inspire and engage girls, and shape how societies view and value girls. It also informs and influences decision makers to invest in programmes that benefit girls.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 May 2024

Total income:
£14,782,578

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Donations and legacies £13.16m
Charitable activities £0
Other trading activities £0
Investments £1.62m
Other £304

Total expenditure:
£11,843,007

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Raising funds £188.57k
Charitable activities £11.65m
Other £0

£1,620,783 investments gains (losses)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £188.57k
Charitable expenditure £11.65m
Retained for future use £2.94m

People

68 Employee(s)

5 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 1
£70k to £80k 1
£80k to £90k 1
£120k to £130k 1
£130k to £140k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Ethiopia
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Malawi
  • Nigeria
  • Rwanda
  • Tanzania

Governance

Registration history:
  • 04 April 2011: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • GIRL HUB (Previous name)
Company number:
07516619 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Jonathan Edward Newhouse Chair 11 May 2021
SOMERSET HOUSE TRUST
Received: On time
Jonathan Goodwin Trustee 03 July 2025
None on record
Jorge Casimiro Trustee 08 March 2022
None on record
erin elise hohlfelder Trustee 24 January 2019
None on record
ime archibong Trustee 24 January 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/05/2020 31/05/2021 31/05/2022 31/05/2023 31/05/2024
Total gross income £17.33m £7.46m £10.39m £11.39m £14.78m
Total expenditure £16.27m £12.81m £8.32m £8.30m £11.84m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £6.26k £18.29k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £15.89m £7.25m £10.24m £10.53m £13.16m
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £498.55k £113.76k £129.82k £859.65k £1.62m
Income - Other £942.55k £94.64k £15.39k £139 £304
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £15.60m £12.50m £8.04m £8.10m £11.65m
Expenditure - Raising funds £666.33k £307.83k £286.70k £197.95k £188.57k
Expenditure - Governance £247.29k £289.67k £243.48k £225.59k £238.54k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/05/2020 31/05/2021 31/05/2022 31/05/2023 31/05/2024
Own use assets £2.09m £1.39m £847.97k £285.15k £49.68k
Long-term investments £18.58m £20.06m £22.41m £19.98m £23.10m
Other assets £17.02m £5.13m £6.02m £12.77m £13.10m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £5.18m £1.56m £515.71k £1.70m £2.72m

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 May 2024 31 March 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2024 31 March 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2023 16 April 2024 16 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2023 16 April 2024 16 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2022 30 March 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2022 30 March 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2021 31 March 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2021 31 March 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2020 09 April 2021 9 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2020 09 April 2021 9 days late Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM 03 FEB 2011 MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 03/02/2011 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 31/05/2015 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 31/08/2015 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 01/09/2015

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: 2.1 TO RELIEVE POVERTY; 2.2 TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT HEALTH (WHETHER MENTAL, PHYSICAL, SEXUAL OR EMOTIONAL) AND PERSONAL SAFETY; 2.3 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION; 2.4 TO PROMOTE EQUALITY BETWEEN WOMEN AND MEN, AND BETWEEN GIRLS AND BOYS, AND TO ELIMINATE GENDER DISCRIMINATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC; 2.5 TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD, CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS) BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS: 2.5.1 RESEARCH INTO HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES; 2.5.2 PROVIDING TECHNICAL ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS ON HUMAN RIGHTS MATTERS; 2.5.3 RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES; 2.5.4 PROMOTING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS; 2.5.5 PROMOTING RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATIONS; 2.5.6 INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY OF HUMAN RIGHTS; 2.6 TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY: 2.6.1 THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES; 2.6.2 THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION; 2.7 TO PROMOTE GOOD CITIZENSHIP AMONG GIRLS AND WOMEN; 2.8 TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION BY PREVENTING GIRLS AND WOMEN FROM BEING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF GIRLS AND WOMEN WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. THE CHARITY SHALL FURTHER THE OBJECT WITH A FOCUS ON ASSISTING ADOLESCENT GIRLS. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS. SOCIALLY EXCLUDED MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF GENDER OR ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING OTHER FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; POVERTY; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY; DISCRIMINATION ON GROUNDS OF RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP OR FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS, HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS); CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NIGERIA RWANDA

Contact information

Address:
151 Wardour Street
London
W1F 8WE
Phone:
02037780490
Email:
info@girleffect.org
Website:

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