The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment

Analysis

The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10665679). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment reported income of £6.4m and spending of £4.4m, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.3m to £6.4m (+181%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Clink Charity (£6.1m), Positive Steps Oldham (£6.7m) and Young Enterprise (£5.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 5.4%. Grants to other organisations totalled £446k. Reserves of £4.1m would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 21 people.