Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -3
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

THE CHERIE BLAIR FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN 

Working in partnership with non-profit organisations, corporations and government bodies, the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women develops projects with sustainable solutions to the challenges women entrepreneurs face through three programmes: Enterprise Development, Mentoring and Mobile Technology.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

Financial Data ?

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 Volun-
teers
31/12/22£1,965£2,089£-124£515£1,310£8244.7210
31/12/21£2,182£2,102£80£396£1,289£5743.3230
31/12/20£2,019£1,960£59£392£1,189£3642.2210
31/12/19?£1,787£2,825£-1,038£431£1,174£4702233
31/10/18£1,889£2,564£-676£355£2,226£9554.5232
31/10/17£1,340£2,089£-749£420£2,834£7794.5250
31/10/16£2,759£2,476£283£340£3,817£1,5857.7280
31/10/15£3,302£2,781£521£384£2,987£7383.2260
31/10/14*£3,018£1,942£1,076£255£2,399£6323.9190
30/10/13£2,172£1,543£628£198£1,309£3943.1160
30/10/12£1,818£2,268£-450£155£697£2301.2110
30/10/11£1,901£974£927£112£1,142£1211.560
30/10/10£1,156£929£227£71£247£680.940
30/10/09£671£648£23£273£23£-15-0.330

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 26.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 24.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 14%
Highest pay band: £110,000-£120,000
Liabilities/Assets: 29%
Liabilities/Income: 28%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 63%
Reserves/Spending: 4.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 3
Asset Split ?
Established: 16 years

www.cherieblairfoundation.org

enquiries@cherieblairfoundation.org

02077243109

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Services for females
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Albania, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bolivia, Bosnia And Herzegovina, Brazil, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, China, Colombia, Congo (Democratic Republic), Costa Rica, Croatia, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Ethiopia, Fiji, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Israel, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Lebanon, Lesotho, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, ....more
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 21 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
David & Elaine Potter Foundation - General donation
£5,000 13/03/2013
To support the Foundation's work enabling women to have equal opportunities and the capability, confidence and capital to establish and grow business, resulting in a better future for women and their ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 40-67
  • SARAH KITAKULE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Technical Adviser, Women Entrepreneurship
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/09/2008, number: 1125751
  • Registered at Companies House on 02/04/2007, number: 06198893
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR14: 1 days late,
Main office

30 Harcourt Street
Marylebone
London
W1H 4HU

Objectives

A) TO PROMOTE EQUALITY, IN PARTICULAR, BETWEEN WOMEN AND MEN AND TO ELIMINATE GENDER AND OTHER FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC;B) TO RELIEVE THE POVERTY AND SICKNESS OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN AND TO PROMOTE AND TO PROTECT THEIR HEALTH (WHETHER MENTAL, PHYSICAL, SEXUAL OR EMOTIONAL);C) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN; ANDD) TO CARRY OUT SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT (THE OBJECTS).

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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