girl effect

The charity supports children and young people and other defined groups. Girl Effect is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in London and operates in Ethiopia, Malawi, and various other locations.

This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Girl Effect delivers results for girls through a unique combination of expertise on and learning from adolescent girls; communications; innovation; and influencing to take action to scale.It develops widespread social communications to inspire and engage girls, and shape how societies view and value girls. It also informs and influences decision makers to invest in programmes that benefit girls.

Fundraising

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Country

Ethiopia Malawi Nigeria Rwanda India Indonesia Tanzania

Financial Information

Latest Income

£14,782,578

Latest Expenditure

£11,843,007

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 78.8%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 98.4%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 3.6%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £13,161,491

Charitable Activities £0

Other Trading £0

Investments £1,620,783

Other Income £304

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £11,654,434

Raising Funds £188,573

Governance £238,543

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2024	£14,782,578	£11,843,007	£11,654,434	£33,527,924	£33,527,924	68 / 0
2023	£11,386,681	£8,297,676	£8,099,722	£31,343,166	£31,343,166	70 / 0
2022	£10,387,848	£8,321,715	£8,035,013	£28,763,714	£28,763,714	102 / 0
2021	£7,459,321	£12,808,548	£12,500,720	£25,023,978	£25,023,978	120 / 0
2020	£17,327,620	£16,266,766	£15,600,433	£32,515,709	£32,515,709	166 / 0