GLOBAL SOCIAL IMPACT

Registered charity 1105785 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EUROPEAN VENTURE PHILANTHROPY ASSOCIATION, EVPA, THE INTERNATIONAL VENTURE PHILANTHROPY CENTRE

Global Social Impact is a UK charity which promotes the building of the Global ecosystem of the VP/SI space. We do this by giving grants to entities which work at both country and continent level. We have over 15 year history of this work.

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Latest income
£207k
Latest spending
£736k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £334,241 for the year ended 30 June 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £9,783,761. The trustees confirm that the charity is prepared on a going concern basis, citing adequate resources and trustee support to meet liabilities as they fall due.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investments (99% of income)
“Income from listed investments 204,275” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months of projected operating expenditures (held: £9.8m)
“The GSI policy is to have reserves equivalent to at least six months of projected operating expenditures.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations to related charities
“During the year donations of £81,426 (2024: £33,737) were made to EVPA, £115,903 (2024: £Nil) were made to AVPA, £154,538 (2024: £79,424) were made to Latimpacto, £Nil (2024: £79,424) were made to Social Impact Partners, £54,088 (2024: £Nil) were made to Mozaik Foundation, all of which are related charities.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2021)

Total income
£10.5m
Total spending
£686k
Cost of raising funds
£6k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Belgium · Brazil · China · Colombia · Germany · Hong Kong · Hungary · India · Japan · Kenya · Mexico · Nigeria

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£207k£736k
30/06/2024£186k£741k
30/06/2023£170k£673k
30/06/2022£93k£761k
30/06/2021£10.5m£686k

Common questions

Is GLOBAL SOCIAL IMPACT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £334,241 for the year ended 30 June 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £9,783,761. The trustees confirm that the charity is prepared on a going concern basis, citing adequate resources and trustee support to meet liabilities as they fall due. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.