GLOBAL RESEARCH ALLIANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE FINANCE AND INVESTMENT

Registered charity 1202401 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Advancing education and research in the subject of Sustainable Finance and Investment by promoting highly impactful academic research, developing academic collaboration internationally between researchers, nurturing the development of junior academics, promoting knowledge and raising standards in the form of facilitating academic research and publication in peer-reviewed articles and online.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (‘OBJECTS’) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF SUSTAINABLE FINANCE AND INVESTMENT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: (1)PROMOTING HIGHLY IMPACTFUL ACADEMIC RESEARCH ON SUSTAINABLE FINANCE AND INVESTMENT THROUGH A MAJOR ANNUAL ACADEMIC CONFERENCE ON THE TOPIC; (2)DEVELOPING ACADEMIC COLLABORATION BETWEEN RESEARCHERS INTERNATIONALLY WORKING ON SUSTAINABLE FINANCE AND INVESTMENT; (3)NURTURING THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF GRADUATE STUDENTS AND JUNIOR ACADEMICS WORKING ON SUSTAINABLE FINANCE AND INVESTMENT, INCLUDING THE GRANT OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND BURSARIES TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL ACADEMIC CONFERENCE; AND (4)PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND RAISING STANDARDS ON SUSTAINABLE FINANCE AND INVESTMENT IN THE FORM OF FACILITATING ACADEMIC RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION IN PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES AND ONLINE. “SUSTAINABLE FINANCE AND INVESTMENT” IS A SUBSET OF TRADITIONAL FINANCING AND INVESTING THAT SEEKS TO DEPLOY CAPITAL IN SUCH A WAY THAT REINFORCES SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS “DEVELOPMENT THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS

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

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Latest income

£155k

Latest spending

£132k

Registered

2023

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £23,429 for the year ended 30 April 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £67,913. Per the trustees' report, these reserves amount to 81% of the previous year's operating costs, which falls within the stated policy target of maintaining sufficient reserves to cover between 75% and 100% of operating costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters gave cause to believe the accounts were inaccurate or non-compliant.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between 75% and 100% of our operating costs (expenditure less charitable expenses) (held: £68k)

“Our policy (refer 2023/24 financials) is to maintain sufficient reserves to cover between 75% and 100% of our operating costs (expenditure less charitable expenses) to secure a full year ahead of operations.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: One director received £73,533 of remuneration, including employer pension costs.

“The director received £73,533 of remuneration, including employer pension costs. No other directors received remuneration in the year”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee remuneration

“One director was paid remuneration of £73,533 in the year (2024: £80,791), including employer pension costs. This remuneration was paid subject to the Charity's articles of association which permit the payment of directors under article 7(2)g.” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 12548538 · Financial health read from its filings

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

KLUMP, Rainer, Professor — director, appointed 27/08/2025on trustee list
LIANG, Hao, Professor — director, appointed 27/08/2025on trustee list
SEKERCI, Naciye, Professor — director, appointed 27/08/2025on trustee list
CRETI, Anna Bettoni, Professor — director, appointed 04/09/2024on trustee list
ZHANG, Chendi — director, appointed 25/08/2023on trustee list

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

Prof Chendi Zhang
Professor Anna Bettoni Creti
Professor Hao Liang
Professor Naciye Sekerci
Professor Rainer Klump

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

Operates in: Australia · Belgium · China · France · Germany · Italy · Mexico · Netherlands · New Zealand · Scotland · Singapore · Sweden

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/04/2025	£155k	£132k
30/04/2024	£160k	£178k

Common questions

Is GLOBAL RESEARCH ALLIANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE FINANCE AND INVESTMENT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £23,429 for the year ended 30 April 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £67,913. Per the trustees' report, these reserves amount to 81% of the previous year's operating costs, which falls within the stated policy target of maintaining sufficient reserves to cover between 75% and 100% of operating costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters gave cause to believe the accounts were inaccurate or non-compliant. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
BAREFOOT COLLEGE INTERNATIONAL UK	1	£72k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP RESEARCH ASSOCIATION.

GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP RESEARCH ASSOCIATION income £730k
STEMA income £151k
THE GLOBAL STEERING GROUP FOR IMPACT INVESTMENT income £6.4m
THE SOCIAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION income £690k
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT LIMITED income £479k
SUSTAINABILITY FIRST income £381k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
GLOBAL RESEARCH ALLIANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE FINANCE AND INVESTMENT	£155k	—	—	within	—	no doubt
GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP RESEARCH ASSOCIATION FY2024	£730k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
STEMA FY2024	£151k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE GLOBAL STEERING GROUP FOR IMPACT INVESTMENT FY2024	£6.4m	£180,000 - £189,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SOCIAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION FY2025	£690k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT LIMITED FY2025	£479k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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