CAMFED INTERNATIONAL

Registered charity 1029161 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as C A M F E D, CAMBRIDGE FEMALE EDUCATION TRUST · listed website unreachable when last crawled

Latest income
£84.6m
Latest spending
£61.7m
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that CAMFED raised $108.3m and spent $81.6m in 2024, with a clear strategic focus on scaling education support. The trustees report that the organization is in a strong financial position, having secured 80% of the funding required for its 2030 strategy. The document highlights a robust partnership model with governments and a growing network of young women leaders driving the charity's mission.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: A proportion of funding is therefore held in a designated reserve to ensure sufficient funds are available to honour commitments to girls and young women in later years of the plan
A proportion of funding is therefore held in a designated reserve to ensure sufficient funds are available to honour commitments to girls and young women in later years of the plan
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — CAMFED (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£84.6m
Total spending
£61.7m
Cost of raising funds
£2.8m
Reserves (reported)
£12.5m
Employees
468

Reported reserves equal ~2.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Australia · Canada · Ghana · Malawi · South Africa · Tanzania · United States · Zambia · Zimbabwe

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£84.6m£61.7m
31/12/2023£91.3m£40.5m
31/12/2022£47.7m£44.4m
31/12/2021£50.4m£40.9m
31/12/2020£61.7m£31.7m

Common questions

Is CAMFED INTERNATIONAL financially healthy?

The accounts state that CAMFED raised $108.3m and spent $81.6m in 2024, with a clear strategic focus on scaling education support. The trustees report that the organization is in a strong financial position, having secured 80% of the funding required for its 2030 strategy. The document highlights a robust partnership model with governments and a growing network of young women leaders driving the charity's mission. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

Who funds CAMFED INTERNATIONAL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CAMFED INTERNATIONAL as a grant recipient include LUCILLE FOUNDATION, THE SCHRODER FOUNDATION, THE GREATER SHARE FOUNDATION, THE TOLKIEN TRUST, MRS WINGFIELD'S CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund20/05/2002£3k"To Develop A Schools Links Project, Currently Involving 5 Schools , To 5 More Primary Schools In Cambridge, So That Children Can Benefit Fro"

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