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COMMONWEALTH GIRLS EDUCATION FUND (CGEF)

Registered charity 1048908 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as C C L EDUCATION FUND, COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES LEAGUE EDUCATION FUND, COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES LEAGUE EDUCATION FUND (CCLEF)

Latest income
£110k
Latest spending
£72k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves were £159,413 at the year end, which the trustees believe fulfills their policy of maintaining sufficient reserves to complete secondary schooling for all sponsored girls. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £90,101, driven by investment revaluation gains, and holds total net assets of £793,992.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient reserves to enable completion of secondary schooling for all girls sponsored at any one time (held: £159k)
“The reserves policy is to ensure that the CGEF has sufficient reserves to enable completion of secondary schooling for all girls sponsored at any one time” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Commonwealth Girls Education Fund (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£110k£72k
31/03/2024£116k£92k
31/03/2023£51k£96k
31/03/2022£58k£80k
31/03/2021£204k£69k

Common questions

Is COMMONWEALTH GIRLS EDUCATION FUND (CGEF) financially healthy?

The accounts state that free reserves were £159,413 at the year end, which the trustees believe fulfills their policy of maintaining sufficient reserves to complete secondary schooling for all sponsored girls. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £90,101, driven by investment revaluation gains, and holds total net assets of £793,992. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

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FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE CADOGAN CHARITY1£25k
INTO GIVING LIMITED1£10k
THE MCCORQUODALE CHARITABLE TRUST1£5k

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