Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 9

No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 12

IRISE INTERNATIONAL

We work to develop a replicable and sustainable solution to the issues of period poverty and period equality in both the UK & East Africa. Our aim is a world where everyone can reach their full potential, regardless of their period.

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Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Established: 10 years

www.irise.org.uk

info@irise.org.uk

07519459582

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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	£290	£212	£78	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/12/21	£186	£260	£-74	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/12/20	£261	£188	£73	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/12/19	£193	£145	£48	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/12/18	£145	£121	£24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	10
31/12/17	£54	£89	£-36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	£89	£51	£38	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	£42	£37	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England, Uganda,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
10 volunteers

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Paul Hamlyn Foundation	£117,000
The Joffe Trust	£60,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£30,000
The Blagrave Trust	£15,000
BBC Children in Need	£10,500
The Fore	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Period Proud South Yorkshire
£10,000	03/07/2023	The funding will be used to set up period product banks and empower young people to deliver educational workshops to the wider community increasing their confidence. The project aims to end period ....more The funding will be used to set up period product banks and empower young people to deliver educational workshops to the wider community increasing their confidence. The project aims to end period poverty shame and inequality through harnessing the power of diverse young people and their communities to create change.
The Blagrave Trust - Period products campaign
£15,000	03/05/2022	Campaigning for free period products
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Irise International
£10,500	31/01/2022	This project will provide workshops and products relating to menstruation and puberty for young people who are in care and experience period poverty.
The Joffe Trust - Irise International
£60,000	01/10/2021	Organisational development and fundraising
National Lottery Community Fund - Peer-led action to end period poverty and shame
£10,000	24/09/2021	The funding will be used to deliver a peer-led Empower Period programme to marginalised young women. The project will be delivered by young women who have experience of period poverty and shame ....more The funding will be used to deliver a peer-led Empower Period programme to marginalised young women. The project will be delivered by young women who have experience of period poverty and shame living with a disability racial inequality or living in care. The project will cover a variety of topics including fact based period and reproductive health education stigma busting creative activities and mentorship. The project aims to build stronger connections improve confidence and raise aspirations.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Enabling grassroots advocacy to end Period Poverty
£12,000	18/01/2021	Irise works with young people and their communities to end period poverty and shame. Act for Change funding will catalyse a movement of young people, enabling them to change the conversation around ....more Irise works with young people and their communities to end period poverty and shame. Act for Change funding will catalyse a movement of young people, enabling them to change the conversation around periods locally and nationally with the aim that the UK can become a place where everyone can realise their potential, unlimited by their periods.
The Fore - RAFT COVID-19 response grant to Irise International
£5,000	12/06/2020 36	Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Irise International, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
National Lottery Community Fund - Empowerment Packs for vulnerable women and girls
£10,000	15/05/2020 6	The project will deliver tailored empowerment packs containing essential items resources and information to vulnerable women and girls. This will enable them to have access to early intervention ....more The project will deliver tailored empowerment packs containing essential items resources and information to vulnerable women and girls. This will enable them to have access to early intervention support and essential items during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Enabling grassroots advocacy to end period poverty
£5,000	16/03/2020	Irise works with young people and their communities to end period poverty and shame. This mini-grant supports a movement of young people, enabling them to change the conversation around periods ....more Irise works with young people and their communities to end period poverty and shame. This mini-grant supports a movement of young people, enabling them to change the conversation around periods locally and nationally with the aim that the UK can become a place where everyone can realise their potential, unlimited by their periods.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Enabling grassroots advocacy to end Period Poverty
£100,000	03/09/2019 24	To support a grassroots advocacy movement to end period poverty.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

KIMBER BIALIK Appointed: 2023

JOANNIE NAKAKAWA HAMPSON Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: KENSINGTON BAPTIST CHURCH,

ROWENA COLLINGS Appointed: 2021

SOPHIE ROWSON Appointed: 2019

LINDA BAINES (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: LONG COVID SOS,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/07/2014, number: 1157722

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

8 returns made; all on time

Main office

7 Castle Street
Sheffield
S3 8LT

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH AND THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONG WOMEN AND GIRLS BY WORKING TO IMPROVE SANITATION AND HEALTH EDUCATION IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS, WITH A FOCUS ON SUB SAHARAN AFRICA AND THE UK.

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