Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 2
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

CISV INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 

CISV provides a range of unique, educational group activities, which develop cross-cultural understanding in children and youth from around the world. By encouraging respect for cultural differences and the development of self-awareness, CISV empowers each participant to incorporate these values into their lives as they become global citizens and strive for a more peaceful world.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • 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:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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£1,899£1,675£224£0£673£6314.580
31/12/21£351£658£-306n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£693£1,225£-531£0£673£6306.2100
31/12/19£2,744£2,795£-52£0£1,866£1,8447.91412
31/12/18£2,413£2,484£-72£0£1,800£1,7108.3130
31/12/17£2,218£2,127£91£0£1,805£1,80510.2120
31/12/16£2,488£2,098£391£7£1,748£1,6359.4120
31/12/15£2,041£1,803£238£265£946£9106.1110
31/12/14£1,842£1,741£101£224£946£7715.390
31/12/13£1,840£1,720£119£90£845£6554.6100
31/12/12*£936£910£27£25£725£5577.390
31/12/11£885£882£3£23£699£6999.590
31/12/10£802£750£52£21£695£69511.180
31/12/09*£725£756£-31£37£643£4937.880
31/12/08£502£471£31£21£674£52113.390
31/12/07£456£392£64£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£463£427£37£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£429£345£83£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£435£380£55£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 45%
Liabilities/Income: 29%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 94%
Reserves/Spending: 4.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.1
Asset Split ?
Established: 25 years

www.cisv.org

international@cisv.org

07483366664

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Social & legal advocacy
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jordan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Newcastle ....more
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 8 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
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - the CISV Villages Programme
£3,000 02/04/2020
the CISV Villages Programme
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Towards the cost of CISV NE 2019 International Villages programme for the benefit of children in the North East
£3,000 12/03/2019
Towards the cost of CISV NE 2019 International Villages programme for the benefit of children in the North East
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Towards the costs of the CISV NE 2018 International Villages programme for the benefit of children in the North East
£3,000 27/03/2018
Towards the costs of the CISV NE 2018 International Villages programme for the benefit of children in the North East

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 27-63
  • ANIRUDH SINGH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Service In The Education Sector
  • GRACE VOTTERO Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Program Operations Manager At World Council Of Cre
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/01/1999, number: 1073308
  • Registered at Companies House on 24/11/1998, number: 03672838
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR12: 22 days late, AR09: 14 days late,
Main office

CISV INTERNATIONAL LTD
167-169 Great Portland Street
5th Floor
London
England
W1W 5PF

Objectives

TO FURTHER EDUCATION IN INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING OF CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE WORLD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF RACE, RELIGION OR POLITICS SO THAT THEY MAY GROW TO MATURITY CONSCIOUS OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES AS HUMAN BEINGSTO DEVELOP THE INDIVIDUAL CHILD'S POTENTIAL FOR CO-OPERATION WITH OTHERSTO FURTHER RESEARCH CONTRIBUTING TO THIS WORK

Defined Area of Benefit:

WORLDWIDE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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