Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

BIG WIN PHILANTHROPY 

Big Win Philanthropy is an independent foundation that invests in children and young people in developing countries to improve their lives and to maximize demographic dividends for long term economic growth. Big Win Philanthropy partners with leaders who have a stake in the outcome to achieve transformational change.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

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£636£14,081£-13,445£0£345,250£168,178143.380
31/12/21£293,528£2,199£291,329£0£335,712£214,2081168.770
31/12/20£120£1,889£-1,769n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£132£2,447£-2,315n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£172£2,309£-2,137£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£195£1,379£-1,184£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£579£884£-305£0£32,588£72140
31/12/15£533£156£377£0£377£3772930

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 12%
Highest pay band: £400,000-£450,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 69%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 49%
Reserves/Spending: 143.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 143 months
Quick Ratio: 3.5
Asset Split ?
Established: 9 years

www.bigwin.org

info@bigwin.org

0203 141 7100

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • 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
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Botswana, Burkina Faso, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Throughout England, Uganda, Zimbabwe,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 8 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: 46-78
  • DZINGAI MUTUMBUKA Appointed: 2017, Occupation: International Development Professional
  • PROTIK BASU Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Chief Executive Officer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/06/2015, number: 1162036
  • Registered at Companies House on 18/05/2015, number: 09595920
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
8 returns made; all on time
Main office

10 QUEEN STREET PLACE
LONDON
EC4R 1BE

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO:- PREVENT AND RELIEVE POVERTY; - RELIEVE SUFFERING, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS; - ADVANCE EDUCATION; AND- PROMOTE ANY OTHER PURPOSE RECOGNISED AS CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

Tips for Selecting Charities

Which areas of philanthropy are most effective?
The text of this post is taken from an article on the Effective Altruism forum. It suggests that you can achieve the most impact by supporting causes that fight extreme poverty, improving animal welfare....more
Our Top Tips for Philanthropy
Here are some ideas to help you gain more satisfaction from your philanthropy and confidence that the causes you have selected are impactful. Engage your brain, as well as your heart You....more
How to become a Philanthropist
In this Blog we outline a strategy to help people who are new to philanthropy and for those who feel dissatisfied with the impact they are having. Effective philanthropy is immensely rewarding for donors,....more

Giving is Great