INTERNATIONAL EVALUATION ACADEMY
The cluster of activities of the IEAc is around: Evaluation research, Evaluation advocacy, Evaluation education, Evaluation training, Evaluation professionalisation, Transformational evaluation, Expert evaluation services. (for more details on these activities, please visit our website https://ieac.global/academy-activities/#direction)
Objects
1 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND SCIENCE AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN ALL MATTERS RELATING TO THE THEORIES, METHODS AND PRACTICE OF EVALUATION; AND2 TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BY: (A) THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF RESOURCES;(B) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES; AND(C) PURSUING SUCH OTHER RELATED CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE. 'EVALUATION' MEANS THE PROCESS OF DETERMINING THE MERIT, WORTH OR VALUE OF SOMETHING OR THE PRODUCT OF THAT PROCESS.'SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT' MEANS DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted net assets decreased to £14,862.10 at the end of 2025, following a net movement in assets of negative £12,789.90. The charity reported no cash donations or grants received during the year, relying instead on donated professional services valued at £104,232. Per the trustees' report, securing sustainable funding is identified as the Academy's most urgent challenge as it prepares for a fundraising campaign.
What the accounts disclose
“Donated professional services (Note 3) 104,232.00”
“The trustees maintain a Financial Reserve Policy.” — page 15
“Ian Goldman and Sonal Zaveri donated professional content work outside ordinary governance duties. Their donated professional services are included within the £104,232 recognised in Note 3 and are treated as related-party donated services for disclosure purposes.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- 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 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 6
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 40
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 12
Trustees
- Ian Goldmanchair
- Ahmed Ag Aboubacrine CE
- Andrealisa Belzer CE
- Donna Podems
- Juha Ilari Uitto
- Oumoul Khayri Ba
- Sonal ZAVERI
- Suppiramaniam Nanthikesan CE
- Weronika Bronislawa Felcis M.A.
- Ziad Moussa
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £104k | £117k |
| 31/12/2024 | £74k | £92k |
| 31/12/2023 | £0 | £24k |
| 31/12/2022 | £0 | £22k |
Common questions
Is INTERNATIONAL EVALUATION ACADEMY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted net assets decreased to £14,862.10 at the end of 2025, following a net movement in assets of negative £12,789.90. The charity reported no cash donations or grants received during the year, relying instead on donated professional services valued at £104,232. Per the trustees' report, securing sustainable funding is identified as the Academy's most urgent challenge as it prepares for a fundraising campaign. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| MOYNITRUST | 1 | £41k |
| PAUL AND LOUISE COOKE ENDOWMENT | 1 | £20k |
| THE STREET FOUNDATION | 1 | £10k |
| THE WYFOLD CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £10k |
| THE SIR EDWARD LEWIS FOUNDATION | 1 | £3k |
| THE SAMUEL STOREY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £150 |
Charities like this
- THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS LIMITED
- INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC PROJECTS LIMITED
- IAG UK & EUROPE
- ICAEW FOUNDATION
- THE INSTITUTE OF ACOUSTICS LIMITED
- AIM Qualifications and Assessment Group
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTERNATIONAL EVALUATION ACADEMY | £104k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS LIMITED | £1.3m | — | — | below | — | no doubt |
| INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC PROJECTS LIMITED | £180k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| IAG UK & EUROPE | £671k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ICAEW FOUNDATION | £1.2m | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| THE INSTITUTE OF ACOUSTICS LIMITED | £1.3m | £60,000 - £70,000 | 1 | above | — | no doubt |