INSPIRING GIRLS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Inspiring Girls is dedicated to raising the aspirations of girls around the world by connecting them with female role models. We facilitate volunteers going into schools or attending specific speed-networking events to talk to girls about their life, career, choices and experiences. We also manage an online video library where girls can find interviews of volunteers talking about their careers.
Objects
‘TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN UP TO THE AGE OF 15 BY PROVIDING ADVICE, ASSISTANCE, MENTORING, ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING THEM BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B) ADVANCING THEIR EDUCATION WITH THE GOAL OF RAISING THEIR ASPIRATIONS AND ENCOURAGING THEM TO AIM HIGH.IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:·PROMOTING, SUSTAINING AND INCREASING INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE OF YOUNG GIRLS (AGED 10 – 15 YEARS) THROUGH LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGNS WHICH AIM AT CONNECTING GIRLS WITH FEMALE ROLE MODELS AND EXPOSING GIRLS TO A VARIETY OF JOBS, ROLES AND OPTIONS IN LIFE;·DEVELOPING AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF YOUNG GIRLS ABOUT THEIR ACADEMIC AND INDIVIDUAL CAPABILITIES THROUGH DELIVERING EDUCATIONAL TALKS AT SCHOOLS, FACE-TO-FACE SESSIONS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL EVENTS; AND·PROVIDING AND PROMOTING THE FREE EXCHANGE OF TECHNOLOGY AND KNOW-HOW BY DEVELOPING A DIGITAL LIBRARY, SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS AND A YOUTUBE CHANNEL, AVAILABLE TO GIRLS AROUND THE WORLD, INCLUDING, IN PARTICULAR, GIRLS IN AREAS OR COUNTRIES WITH LIMITED ACCESS TO FEMALE ROLE MODELS.’
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity recorded a net surplus of £102,817 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total incoming resources of £863,058 and expenditure of £760,241. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £210,467, which is significantly above the stated minimum cash reserve threshold of £20,000. The trustees consider the financial position to be stable and believe adequate resources are available to continue operating for the foreseeable future.
What the accounts disclose
“The charity’s current minimum cash reserve threshold remains at £20,000. However, as part of wider financial resilience planning, the Trustees intend to develop a more flexible reserves framework, with the £20,000 threshold representing the lower end of a wider reserves scale.” — page 11
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2024
- Volunteers: 1
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2023
- Grant-making is its main activity
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/07/2022 (received 14/07/2023, 44 days after the 31/05/2023 due date).
Funders the charity credits
- Barbie
- BlackRock
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (03/06/2026)
Trustees
- Miriam Gonzalez Durantezchair
- Begona Lucena de la Poza
- GENEVIEVE MUINZER
- Giulia Tiare Corinaldi
- James Holt
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/07/2025 | £863k | £760k |
| 31/07/2024 | £880k | £952k |
| 31/07/2023 | £793k | £849k |
| 31/07/2022 | £851k | £637k |
| 31/07/2021 | £419k | £378k |
Common questions
Is INSPIRING GIRLS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a net surplus of £102,817 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total incoming resources of £863,058 and expenditure of £760,241. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £210,467, which is significantly above the stated minimum cash reserve threshold of £20,000. The trustees consider the financial position to be stable and believe adequate resources are available to continue operating for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds INSPIRING GIRLS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name INSPIRING GIRLS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE RUMI FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE RUMI FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £29k | Education |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE MILLBY FOUNDATION | 1 | £270k |
| GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION | 1 | £200k |
| THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION | 1 | £150k |
| THE MURIEL AND GERSHON COREN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £30k |
| THE DULVERTON TRUST | 1 | £30k |
| THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION | 1 | £20k |
| DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND | 1 | £15k |
| SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST | 1 | £15k |
Charities like this
- INSPIRE WOMEN MEN AND CHILDREN
- GIRLS ARE INVESTORS
- INSPIRE LGBT
- THE GIRLS' NETWORK
- Inspiring Leadership Foundation
- SHINING STARS LONDON
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INSPIRING GIRLS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | £863k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| INSPIRE WOMEN MEN AND CHILDREN | £32k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| GIRLS ARE INVESTORS | £1.5m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| INSPIRE LGBT | £73k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE GIRLS' NETWORK | £1.3m | more than £60,000 | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| Inspiring Leadership Foundation | £106k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |