ISEAL ALLIANCE
Registered charity 1199607 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that ISEAL Alliance finished the year in a strong financial position with total income increasing to £6.1m and unrestricted reserves at £1.12m. The trustees report that these free reserves are equivalent to 3.8 months of salary and overhead costs, which is close to the top of the board's target range of 3-4 months. The charity has no investments, with current assets held in cash deposits, and maintains a healthy balance between restricted and unrestricted income.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: 3-4 months of ongoing staff and overhead expenditure (held: £1.1m)
“They have set a target reserve so that ISEAL will aim to hold reserves within the range of 3-4 months of ongoing staff and overhead expenditure.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Buzzacott LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Karin Kreider — Executive Director (source)
- Alistair Monument — Director, Programmes (source)
- Patrick Mallet — Director, Credibility & Innovations (source)
- Tom Espley — Director, Finance & Operations (source)
- Vidya Rangan — Director, Policy & Engagement (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- CGIAR: BI & CIAT — “Our donors
CGIAR: BI & CIAT” (source page)
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): linkedin
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Reported reserves equal ~2.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Dr Monika Weber-Fahrchair
- Catalina Romero Nocua
- Joseph Jayan D'Cruz
- KIRON BOSE
- Lina Ramon Sanchez
- Margaret Nury Kim
- NINA SCHULER
- Purvi Shah
- Ruth Newsome
- Sugumar Raman
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Belgium · Canada · Hong Kong · India · Switzerland · Throughout England And Wales · United States
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ISEAL ALLIANCE financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that ISEAL Alliance finished the year in a strong financial position with total income increasing to £6.1m and unrestricted reserves at £1.12m. The trustees report that these free reserves are equivalent to 3.8 months of salary and overhead costs, which is close to the top of the board's target range of 3-4 months. The charity has no investments, with current assets held in cash deposits, and maintains a healthy balance between restricted and unrestricted income. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Buzzacott LLP.
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