GLOBAL DIALOGUE
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £1,212,621, reducing total reserves from £5,560,495 to £4,266,129. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £319,651 remain within the stated policy target of three to eight months of core expenditure. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources to continue activities for the foreseeable future.
What the accounts disclose
“Global Dialogue’s trustees have set a target level for unrestricted reserves of between 3 and 8 months of core expenditure.” — page 13
“The Group paid one trustee remuneration during the year as follows (2024/25: £2,100): Walter Veirs: £9,100 for consultancy services provided to the Funders' Initiative for Civil Society in relation to Civic Futures Security Frameworks.” — page 36
“The Group paid one trustee remuneration during the year as follows (2024/25: £2,100): Walter Veirs: £9,100 for consultancy services provided to the Funders' Initiative for Civil Society in relation to Civic Futures Security Frameworks.” — page 36
“The Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities includes the results of the charity and its wholly owned subsidiary Global Dialogue Ventures Limited, which conducts trading activities on behalf of the charity.” — page 37
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Daria Cybulska — Chair of Trustees
- Esther Hughes — Executive Director
- Jules Mason — Chief Operating Officer
- Shveta Shah — Director of Programmes
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/04/2025)
Trustees
- Anne Margueritte Hillar
- Corinna Horst
- Daria Cybulska
- Jack Henry Lewis Harrington
- Muna Munzer Wehbe
- Sarah McNeer Brooks
- Steve Bazikwinshi Irakoze
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/04/2025 | £4.7m | £5.9m |
| 30/04/2024 | £6.1m | £5.2m |
| 30/04/2023 | £4.8m | £3.7m |
| 30/04/2022 | £3.8m | £2.1m |
| 30/04/2021 | £2.5m | £1.6m |
Common questions
Is GLOBAL DIALOGUE financially healthy?
The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £1,212,621, reducing total reserves from £5,560,495 to £4,266,129. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £319,651 remain within the stated policy target of three to eight months of core expenditure. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources to continue activities for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Knox Cropper LLP.
Who funds GLOBAL DIALOGUE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name GLOBAL DIALOGUE as a grant recipient include This Day Foundation, JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION, THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST, THE BARROW CADBURY TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| This Day Foundation | FY2024 | £1.1m |
| This Day Foundation | FY2025 | £245k |
| JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £242k |
| JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £188k |
| THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £155k |
| THE BARROW CADBURY TRUST | FY2024 | £150k |
| THE BARROW CADBURY TRUST | FY2025 | £60k |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION | 2 | £27k |
| REDEEMER CHURCH CHESTER LE STREET | 1 | £9k |
| SUICIDE & CO | 1 | £7k |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, LEICESTER | 1 | £875 |
| THE SAM PEGRAM HUMANITARIAN FOUNDATION | 1 | £750 |