INSPIRING GIRLS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

Registered charity 1171779 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as INSPIRING GIRLS

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.’

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

Causes: Education/training · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Tower Hamlets, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£863k
Latest spending
£760k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimum cash reserve threshold of £20,000 (reserves figure: £210k)
“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
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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

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

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income
£863k
Total spending
£760k
Reserves (reported)
£20k
Employees
4

Reported reserves equal ~0.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Argentina · Australia · Belgium · Brazil · Canada · Chile · Colombia · Costa Rica · Croatia · Ecuador · France · Germany

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE RUMI FOUNDATIONFY2024£29kEducation

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with INSPIRE WOMEN MEN AND CHILDREN.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
INSPIRING GIRLS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED£863k—0unclear—no doubt
INSPIRE WOMEN MEN AND CHILDREN FY2025£32k—0unclear—no doubt
GIRLS ARE INVESTORS FY2025£1.5m——unclear—no doubt
INSPIRE LGBT FY2025£73k—0unclear—no doubt
THE GIRLS' NETWORK FY2025£1.3mmore than £60,0001unclear—no doubt
Inspiring Leadership Foundation FY2025£106k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.