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Cisv International Limited

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1073308EnglandArts, culture, heritage and science
Income£2.5m2025-12-31
Spending£2.5msame year
Spent / received102%5-year average
Size in its cause97th pctArts, culture, heritage and science
Registered1999Charitable company
Employees15latest return

Analysis

Cisv International Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in England. It was registered in January 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03672838). It says it provides human resources, provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Cisv International Limited reported income of £2.5m and spending of £2.5m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £351k to £2.5m (+621%), an average of +64% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 441%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Cisv International Limited sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Awards for Young Musicians (£2.5m), The South East Rivers Trust (£2.5m) and Bristol Aero Collection Trust (£2.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96%, donations and legacies 2.6% and investments 1.3%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Reserves of £723k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.

Income and spending

£0£633k£1.3m£1.9m£2.5m2021 Income: £351,1732021 Spending: £657,50820212022 Income: £1,898,8252022 Spending: £1,675,14720222023 Income: £2,413,0012023 Spending: £2,397,78420232024 Income: £2,132,6682024 Spending: £2,278,35420242025 Income: £2,532,1792025 Spending: £2,486,4912025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 2.6%
  • Charitable activities 96%
  • Investments 1.3%

In the charity's own words

CISV provides a range of unique, educational group activities, which develop cross-cultural understanding in children and youth from around the world. By encouraging respect for cultural differences and the development of self-awareness, CISV empowers each participant to incorporate these values into their lives as they become global citizens and strive for a more peaceful world.

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CharityLocationIncome
Awards for Young MusiciansBristol£2.5m
The South East Rivers TrustLeatherhead£2.5m
Bristol Aero Collection TrustBristol£2.5m
The T. S. Eliot FoundationMilton Keynes£2.5m