SOCIAL VALUE INTERNATIONAL

Registered charity 1142874 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE SIA ASSOCIATION, THE SOCIAL IMPACT ANALYSTS ASSOCIATION

Social Value International is a global network focused on social impact and social value. We work with our members to embed core principles for social value measurement and analysis, to refine and share practice, and to build a powerful movement to influence policy. Our goal is to support, connect, and represent our members through training, knowledge-sharing and networking.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE PROMOTION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICACY OF CHARITIES, IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) BY SUPPORTING RESEARCH AND BEST PRACTICE INTO SOCIAL IMPACT ANALYSIS AND DISSEMINATING THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£611k
Latest spending
£662k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit for the year, with total income of £611,349 and total expenditure of £664,684. Unrestricted reserves decreased from £131,815 to £81,080, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover future liabilities. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis, with the trustees expressing a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Projects income
“Projects income 501,646” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: Reserves are required to allow for any funding gaps that may arise because of different timing of income and expenditure across the financial period and to cover unpredicted future expenditure, and to allow for possible emergency expenses. (held: £81k)
“Reserves are required to allow for any funding gaps that may arise because of different timing of income and expenditure across the financial period and to cover unpredicted future expenditure, and to allow for possible emergency expenses. The charity is holding £78,480 in unrestricted reserves which is sufficient to cover future liabilities.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income
£611k
Total spending
£662k
Cost of raising funds
£52k
Reserves (reported)
£81k
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~1.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% 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: 8.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Afghanistan · Akrotiri · Albania · Algeria · American Samoa · Andorra · Angola · Anguilla · Antarctica · Antigua And Barbuda · Argentina · Armenia

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£611k£662k
30/06/2024£457k£415k
30/06/2023£254k£241k
30/06/2022£257k£289k
30/06/2021£302k£208k

Common questions

Is SOCIAL VALUE INTERNATIONAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit for the year, with total income of £611,349 and total expenditure of £664,684. Unrestricted reserves decreased from £131,815 to £81,080, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover future liabilities. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis, with the trustees expressing a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.