Commonwealth Girls Education Fund (Cgef)

Analysis

Commonwealth Girls Education Fund (Cgef) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Commonwealth Girls Education Fund (Cgef) reported income of £110k and spending of £72k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £204k to £110k (-46%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 127%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Commonwealth Girls Education Fund (Cgef) sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St John's Hospital Educational Foundation (£110k), Cherry Tree (Cheriton) Playgroup (£110k) and St Joseph's School Association (SJSA) (£110k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.