Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 5
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

GIRLS NOT BRIDES: THE GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP TO END CHILD MARRIAGE 

Girls Not Brides is a global partnership of over 1000 civil society organisations from over 95 countries committed to ending child marriage and enabling girls to fulfil their potential. Girls Not Brides members bring child marriage to global attention, build an understanding of what it will take to end child marriage and call for policies and programmes that make a difference in the lives of girls
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • Fundraising costs are 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
  • The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been 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£4,085£3,375£710£257£3,722£3,66813240
31/12/21£3,430£3,728£-298£175£3,012£2,8009320
31/12/20£3,362£3,515£-153£205£3,309£3,07510.5300
31/12/19£5,159£4,886£273£0£1,970£1,8974.7290
31/12/18£4,715£4,987£-273£0£1,696£1,3983.4330
31/12/17£3,752£2,852£901£0£1,969£1,9248.1230
31/12/16*£3,059£2,475£584£0£1,069£1,0024.9230
31/12/15*£2,409£2,210£199£8£485£4852.6160
31/12/14£1,485£1,421£64£10£315£3152.7140

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 6.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 7.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 12%
Highest pay band: £120,000-£130,000
Liabilities/Assets: 12%
Liabilities/Income: 12%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 13 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 13 months
Quick Ratio: 7.9
Asset Split ?
Established: 11 years

www.GirlsNotBrides.org

info@GirlsNotBrides.org

0203 725 5858

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Services for females
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • City Of London, India, Kenya, Mexico, Senegal,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 24 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
Greenwood Place - Grant to Girls Not Brides
£150,000 01/07/2022
Unrestricted funding
Greenwood Place - Grant to Girls Not Brides
£150,000 01/07/2021
Unrestricted funding
Greenwood Place - Grant to Girls Not Brides
£80,000 01/07/2020
Unrestricted funding

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 38-68
  • RITA SARIN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Global Vice President
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/10/2013, number: 1154230
  • Registered at Companies House on 14/06/2013, number: 08570751
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
9 returns made; AR16: 3 days late, AR15: 1 days late,
Main office

Girls Not Brides
Seventh Floor
65-68 Leadenhall Street
LONDON
EC3A 2AD

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE ALL OBJECTS WHICH ARE REGARDED AS EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:(A) THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS) THROUGHOUT THE WORLD INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:I) RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES;II) RELIEVING NEED AMONG THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE;III) RESEARCH INTO AND INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY OF HUMAN RIGHTS;IV) PROVIDING TECHNICAL ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS ON HUMAN RIGHTS MATTERS;V) PROMOTING RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATIONS; ANDVI) ELIMINATING OR PREVENTING INFRINGEMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS.(B) THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY;(C) THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH; (D) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, BY UNDERTAKING RESEARCH AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND DISSEMINATING THE RESULTS OF THAT RESEARCH; AND(E) THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH AND/OR ILL HEALTH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WORLDWIDE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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