Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 3

Excess liquidity: -1
Volatile income
spending growth: -1

Narrow trustee age band: -2

Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: -1

THE CHILDREN'S INVESTMENT FUND FOUNDATION (UK)

THE CHILDREN'S INVESTMENT FUND FOUNDATION IS AN INDEPENDENT PHILANTHROPIC ORGANISATION, WORKING WITH PARTNERS TO TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF POOR AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. USING DATA AND EVIDENCE FOR IMPACT AT SCALE, CIFF'S FOCUS AREAS INCLUDE CHILDREN AND MOTHERS' HEALTH AND NUTRITION, CHILDREN'S EDUCATION AND WELFARE, AND SMART WAYS TO SLOWDOWN CLIMATE CHANGE.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received Government grants and contracts
This charity has an endowment fund which generates all of its income

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be considerably in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

Established: 22 years

www.ciff.org

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Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff
31/12/22	£41,392	£409,827	£-368,435	£0	£4,115,685	£758,882	22.2	195
31/12/21	£17,862	£618,739	£-600,878	£0	£4,352,043	£703,631	13.6	167
31/12/20	£13,647	£298,638	£-284,991	£0	£4,384,025	£469,083	18.8	132
31/12/19	£80,870	£305,973	£-225,103	£0	£4,455,112	£500,062	19.6	115
31/12/18	£54,294	£210,396	£-156,102	£0	£3,999,901	£444,420	25.3	95
31/12/17	£600,289	£244,153	£356,136	£4,682	£3,835,737	£324,091	15.9	80
31/12/16?	£412,319	£216,353	£195,966	£4,610	£3,821,237	£398,486	22.1	80
31/08/15	£158,668	£185,367	£-26,699	£3,993	£2,891,463	£330,448	21.4	80
31/08/14	£114,596	£138,881	£-24,285	£3,361	£2,622,780	£103,810	9	66
31/08/13	£99,871	£98,119	£1,752	£1,903	£2,444,930	£0	n/a	49
31/08/12	£101,232	£72,300	£28,932	£2,380	£2,093,142	£0	n/a	42
31/08/11	£55,926	£53,093	£2,833	£1,518	£2,071,951	£0	n/a	36
31/08/10	£44,258	£44,139	£118	£1,376	£1,768,068	£0	n/a	34
31/08/09	£55,740	£27,438	£28,302	£1,009	£1,445,254	£18,970	8.3	26
31/08/08	£499,345	£33,775	£465,570	£158	£1,554,998	£0	n/a	17
31/08/07	£324,493	£11,653	£312,840	£26	£801,716	£23,700	24.4	5
31/08/06	£32,128	£5,718	£26,409	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/05?	£1,191	£2,494	£-1,304	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
28/02/04	£61	£31	£30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £400,000-£450,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 720%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 18%
Reserves/Spending: 22.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.9

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Other charitable activities
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, City Of London, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Ghana, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Malawi, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, South Africa, Switzerland, Tanzania, Uganda, United States, Zimbabwe,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

195 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 43-57

ANA WIECHERS MARSHALL Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Chief Investment Officer

BENJAMIN JAMES GOLDSMITH Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Investment Manager, Other trusteeship: THE ECOLOGY TRUST,

DR MARKO LEHTIMAKI Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Investment Manager

MASROOR TAALE SIDDIQUI Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Director

SIR CHRISTOPHER HOHN, Occupation: Fund Manager

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/03/2002, number: 1091043
Registered at Companies House on 08/02/2002, number: 04370006

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Main office

7 Clifford Street
Mayfair
London
W1S 2FT

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF SUCH CHARITABLE BODIES OR FOR SUCH OTHER PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY AS SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE (THE OBJECTS).

Defined Area of Benefit:

WORLDWIDE

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