Girl Effect

Analysis

Girl Effect is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07516619). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Girl Effect reported income of £16.2m and spending of £14.9m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £7.5m to £16.2m (+117%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Girl Effect sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Asthma and Lung UK (£16.1m), Severn Hospice Limited (£16.2m) and St Luke's Hospice (Basildon and District) Limited (£16.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 89% and investments 11%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 1.2%. Reserves of £33.4m would cover about 27 months of spending at that rate. It employed 88 people.