Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 3

Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 12

THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES

The IISS aims to provide, from an international perspective, the best objective information on military and political developments and to assist in conflict resolution through the conduct of dialogues and conferences, research and publications. Its mission is to promote the adoption of sound policies to further global peace and security and maintain civilised international relations.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received Government grants and contracts
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

Established: 62 years
(65 years as a company)

www.iiss.org

accounts@iiss.org

02073797676

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
30/09/22		£24,539	£23,957	£582	£225	£26,772	£21,174	10.6	158
30/09/21		£18,396	£17,583	£813	£116	£26,062	£19,716	13.5	141
30/09/20	*	£17,016	£16,609	£406	£113	£23,974	£18,210	13.2	133
30/09/19		£18,668	£18,617	£51	£171	£23,710	£17,795	11.5	128
30/09/18		£17,131	£17,027	£104	£123	£18,193	£18,134	12.8	122
30/09/17		£17,773	£17,758	£15	£107	£17,654	£17,594	11.9	126
30/09/16		£17,471	£16,833	£638	£58	£17,059	£16,993	12.1	122
30/09/15		£14,927	£14,862	£65	£804	£16,368	£16,298	13.2	110
30/09/14		£16,108	£15,901	£207	£720	£16,245	£16,172	12.2	101
30/09/13		£16,020	£15,916	£104	£678	£16,062	£15,989	12.1	99
30/09/12		£13,302	£12,849	£453	£695	£15,556	£15,303	14.3	81
30/09/11		£12,160	£12,186	£-26	£533	£14,773	£14,549	14.3	75
30/09/10		£15,511	£12,052	£3,459	£598	£14,781	£14,332	14.3	65
30/09/09		£10,419	£9,857	£563	£241	£11,116	£7,395	9	58
30/09/08		£8,521	£8,990	£-469	£369	£10,582	£8,912	11.9	51
30/09/07		£7,050	£7,490	£-441	£131	£11,475	£10,227	16.4	45
30/09/06		£7,022	£6,869	£153	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/09/05		£5,971	£5,872	£100	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/09/04		£4,785	£4,562	£223	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 32%
Highest pay band: over £500,000
Liabilities/Assets: 23%
Liabilities/Income: 32%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 79%
Reserves/Spending: 10.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.8

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Bahrain, City Of London, Germany, India, Singapore, United States,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

158 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 34-71

BILL EMMOTT (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Writer

CHRIS I M JONES Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Company Director

CAROLINE ATKINSON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director

CHUNG MIN LEE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Senior Fellow

DR GRACE SKAUGEN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Chairperson

FLORENCE PARLY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director

HAKEEM BELO-OSAGIE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chairman

JOHN BRENNAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Former Director

MATTHEW SYMONDS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Strategy Advisor, Other trusteeship: REACH TO TEACH,

NEHA AVIRAL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Trustee, Other trusteeship: REACH TO TEACH,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/09/1962, number: 206504
Registered at Companies House on 20/11/1958, number: 00615259

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR20: 3 days late,

Main office

ARUNDEL HOUSE
6 TEMPLE PLACE
LONDON
WC2R 2PG

Objectives

A)TO PROMOTE ON A NON-PARTY BASIS THE STUDY AND DISCUSSION OF AND THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION UPON ANY MAJOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ISSUES INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THOSE OF A POLITICAL, STRATEGIC, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL OR ECOLOGICAL NATUREB) TO PROMOTE CONFLICT RESOLUTION BY FACILITATING DISCUSSION & DIALOGUE & PUBLISHING ANALYSIS ON MAJOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ISSUES TO ASSIST & PROMOTE THE RESOLUTION OF CONFLICTS BETWEEN OR WITHIN NATIONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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