Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 6

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

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

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 15

INTERNEWS EUROPE

Internews Europe is an international development organisation specialising in supporting independent media, freedom of information and free expression around the globe. The vast majority of our programmes are targeted at crisis-hit populations, emerging democracies and some of the worlds poorest countries.

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Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
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:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

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
31/12/22	£17,792	£17,068	£723	£411	£6,790	£66	0	59
31/12/21	£14,126	£17,643	£-3,517	£323	£6,067	£174	0.1	48
31/12/20	£15,663	£12,894	£2,769	£185	£9,584	£334	0.3	36
31/12/19	£12,752	£9,572	£3,180	£161	£6,815	£-5	-0	138
31/12/18	£8,982	£7,649	£1,333	£189	£3,635	£-43	-0.1	131
31/12/17	£8,303	£7,538	£765	£114	£2,302	£-43	-0.1	134
31/12/16	£6,599	£6,324	£275	£57	£1,536	£-155	-0.3	32
31/12/15	£3,878	£3,642	£236	£99	£1,262	£-503	-1.7	27
31/12/14	£3,455	£3,640	£-185	£398	£1,026	£-558	-1.8	16
31/12/13	£3,198	£4,346	£-1,148	£352	£1,229	£-332	-0.9	20

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 23%
Liabilities/Income: 11%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 1%
Reserves/Spending: 0 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 2.7

Asset Split ?

Established: 12 years

http://www.internews.org

info@internews.eu

02075663300

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Social & legal advocacy

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

France, Kenya, Thailand, Ukraine, United States,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

59 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
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, UK Branch - Internews
£22,000	03/03/2022	Additional funding for Earth Journalism Network (EJN) to deliver its Ocean Media Initiative project at the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon in June 2022, postponed from 2020 due to the pandemic.
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, UK Branch - Internews
£10,000	14/07/2021	Additional funding for the Earth Journalism Network (EJN) to provide fellowships for media professionals primarly from developing countries to attend the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon.
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, UK Branch - Internews
£20,000	17/09/2020	Additional support for the Earth Journalism Network (EJN) to maintain support for the fellows now selected to attend the UN Ocean Conference (to be held July 2021) and an opportunity to broaden the ....more Additional support for the Earth Journalism Network (EJN) to maintain support for the fellows now selected to attend the UN Ocean Conference (to be held July 2021) and an opportunity to broaden the reach of the initiative through a digital programme.
ARCADIA - Earth Journalism Network - Biodiversity Media Initiative
£750,000	01/09/2020	To support the capacity-building of local journalists to investigate and report worldwide on the threats to biodiversity and conservation-based solutions.
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, UK Branch - Internews Europe
£60,000	26/06/2019	The Earth Journalism Network (EJN) will bring a select group of seasoned journalists, primarily from the developing world, to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 14 conference, to be held ....more The Earth Journalism Network (EJN) will bring a select group of seasoned journalists, primarily from the developing world, to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 14 conference, to be held in Lisbon in June 2020.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Internews
£50,000	02/12/2017 24	UK Community and Media Journalism Partnership

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 44-78

CHANPREET ARORA Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Media Professional, Business Head - Viacom Digital

SACHITT CHANDARIA Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Business Executive

KEVIN DELANEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Media Entrepreneur And Journalist

MARK HANNAM Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director

MARY TRUSSELL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

RICHARD DANBURY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Academic

WOLFGANG BLAU Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Media Manager / Journalist

CAROLYN HINK Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Writer

DAVID HOFFMAN Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Founder

EVA KRISTINA HENSCHEN Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Secretary General Of Union To Union

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/08/2012, number: 1148404
Registered at Companies House on 23/12/2011, number: 07891107

Gift Aid

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

10 returns made; all on time

Main office

Internews Europe
13-14 Angel Gate
LONDON
EC1V 2PT

Objectives

THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN THE FIELD OF JOURNALISM IN ALL ITS FORMS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR IN COUNTRIES EXPERIENCING CONFLICT, CIVIL UNREST OR NATURAL DISASTER.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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