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Girls Not Brides: the Global Partnership to End Child Marriage

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86/100 Clarity Score · 4 stars · Charity Commission filings · How we score

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Is Girls Not Brides: the Global Partnership to End Child Marriage a good charity?

Girls Not Brides: the Global Partnership to End Child Marriage scores 86/100 (4 stars, Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2024 (£5.4m total income, 93% of spending on charitable activities). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown.

London · WC1N 3AX Reg 1154230 Registered charity Official website Charity Commission register

What does Girls Not Brides: the Global Partnership to End Child Marriage do?

Girls Not Brides: the Global Partnership to End Child Marriage is a registered charity (no. 1154230) working in poverty relief in London · WC1N 3AX. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 93% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 8 months of reserves, and files its annual accounts on time. Reported income has been growing (≈12% a year). CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes.

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In short: GIRLS NOT BRIDES: THE GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP TO END CHILD MARRIAGE scores 86 out of 100 (4 stars). 93% average program spend (3-year average). Review the pillar breakdown below.

What is Girls Not Brides: the Global Partnership to End Child Marriage?

Girls Not Brides: the Global Partnership to End Child Marriage has a Clarity Score of 86 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars, Good). Charity Commission registration number 1154230. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Poverty relief. Latest accounts year 2024: total income £5.4m, with 93% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: up to date. Reserves: approximately 8 months of operating costs. 1 filing concern(s) noted on this profile. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation.

Data from Charity Commission register, last updated .

Overall score

86/100

4★ · Good

Cause spend

93%

3-yr avg · charitable activities

Accountability

93/100

Finance beacon

Income

£5.4m

Latest year 2024

Reserves

8 mo

Months of running costs

Accounts filing

On time

Charity Commission

£20.9 raised per £1 fundraising (3-yr avg) · 9% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: high

How does GIRLS NOT BRIDES: THE GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP TO END CHILD MARRIAGE compare?

Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers GIRLS NOT BRIDES: THE GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP TO END CHILD MARRIAGE scores higher than.

Income band (£5m–£10m)75thpercentile

Scores higher than 75% of 619 charities in its income band · 86/100 vs 78 peer average (marker).

Poverty relief charities69thpercentile

Scores higher than 69% of 1,502 charities in this cause · 86/100 vs 78 peer average (marker).

How reliable is Girls Not Brides: the Global Partnership to End Child Marriage's data?

Source
Charity Commission (England & Wales)
Accounts year
2024
Filing date
Profile reviewed

High confidence — complete filing data

Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and Charity Commission for Northern Ireland. Open Government Licence v3.0 .

What is Girls Not Brides: the Global Partnership to End Child Marriage's Beacon report?

Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report.

Accountability & Transparency

Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies.

93/100

Accountability & Transparency metrics for GIRLS NOT BRIDES: THE GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP TO END CHILD MARRIAGE
Metric Score Value
Filing history (5 years)

100% on-time over five years = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more = 0 pts.

100% 15/15 pts
Trustee oversight

Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three).

100% 7 trustees · 15/15 pts
Declared policies

Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return.

70% 7/10 pts

Financial Health

Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts.

97/100

Financial Health metrics for GIRLS NOT BRIDES: THE GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP TO END CHILD MARRIAGE
Metric Score Value
Reserves (months of cash)

3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts.

100% 8 months · 15/15 pts
Income stability / growth

+20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between.

100% 10/10 pts · 3-year average
Liabilities to assets

0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt.

80% 6% · 4/5 pts

Financial Efficiency

How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios.

100/100

Financial Efficiency metrics for GIRLS NOT BRIDES: THE GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP TO END CHILD MARRIAGE
Metric Score Value
Program expense ratio

90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below.

100% 93% · 10/10 pts (3-year average)
Fundraising efficiency

≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income).

100% 5p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average)

Community Support

Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff.

0/100

Community Support metrics for GIRLS NOT BRIDES: THE GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP TO END CHILD MARRIAGE
Metric Score Value
Volunteer-to-staff ratio

Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between.

0% Not reported · 0/10 pts

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What is Girls Not Brides: the Global Partnership to End Child Marriage's Clarity Score?

86/100 total · Good · 4 of 5 stars

Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings.

93/100
Accountability & Transparency
97/100
Financial Health
100/100
Financial Efficiency
0/100
Community Support

Accountability & Transparency

Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies.

93/100

Filing history (5 years)15/15 pts
Trustee oversight7 trustees · 15/15 pts
Declared policies7/10 pts

Financial Health

Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts.

97/100

Reserves (months of cash)8 months · 15/15 pts
Income stability / growth10/10 pts · 3-year average
Liabilities to assets6% · 4/5 pts

Financial Efficiency

How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios.

100/100

Program expense ratio93% · 10/10 pts (3-year average)
Fundraising efficiency5p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average)

Community Support

Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff.

0/100

Volunteer-to-staff ratioNot reported · 0/10 pts

How much does Girls Not Brides: the Global Partnership to End Child Marriage raise and spend?

Latest filed year 2024 · Source: Charity Commission filings

GIRLS NOT BRIDES: THE GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP TO END CHILD MARRIAGE revenue and expenses for 2024
Category Amount % of spend
Total income £5.4m
Total expenditure £4.8m
Charitable activities £4.5m 94%
Fundraising £312k 6%
Governance & admin £92k 2%
94%On charitable activities

Where does the money go?

Latest accounts (2024) · £4.8m spent

  • Charitable activities94%
  • Fundraising6%
  • Governance2%

What trust indicators does Girls Not Brides: the Global Partnership to End Child Marriage have?

Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported.

  • Accounts filed on time

    up to date · last filing

  • Trustee board size (3–12)

    7 trustees on the Charity Commission register

Fundraising Regulator

Status not yet checked

Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice.

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Official register

Reg 1154230

Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission.

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Trustees & officers

  • Emma Puig de la Bellacasa Mejia since 2020
  • Zipporah Jean Alaroker since 2020
  • Michael Joseph Feigelson since 2021
  • Dr Alaa Murabit Chair · since 2024
  • Ramin Shahzamani since 2024
  • Sinead Donovan since 2025
  • Sandra Breka since 2026
How we score charities +

The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically.

Full methodology →

Accountability & Transparency

Scored from filings

40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10).

Financial Health

Scored from filings

30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises).

Financial Efficiency

Scored from filings

20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below).

Community Support

Scored from filings

10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio.

Overall score

Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated.

How have Girls Not Brides: the Global Partnership to End Child Marriage's finances changed over five years?

£0k £2400k £4800k £7200k £9600k 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Income 2020: £3,362k Spending 2020: £3,515k Cause spend 2020: £3,309k Income 2021: £3,430k Spending 2021: £3,728k Cause spend 2021: £3,553k Income 2022: £4,085k Spending 2022: £3,375k Cause spend 2022: £3,117k Income 2023: £9,413k Spending 2023: £4,084k Cause spend 2023: £3,752k Income 2024: £5,352k Spending 2024: £4,810k Cause spend 2024: £4,498k
  • Income
  • Spending
  • Cause spend

Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts

What are the key facts about Girls Not Brides: the Global Partnership to End Child Marriage?

Overall score
86/100 (4★)
Income
£5.4m
Cause spend
93% of expenditure
Reg number
1154230
Scope
Local (london)
Reserves
8 months
Trustees
7
Accounts year
2024
Filing
up to date

Where GIRLS NOT BRIDES: THE GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP TO END CHILD MARRIAGE sits

The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about Girls Not Brides: the Global Partnership to End Child Marriage's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status.

Is Girls Not Brides: the Global Partnership to End Child Marriage a good charity? +

Girls Not Brides: the Global Partnership to End Child Marriage scores 86 out of 100 (4 stars — Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 93% of its spending goes to charitable activities and its accounts are up to date. That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate.

Is Girls Not Brides: the Global Partnership to End Child Marriage a legitimate charity? +

Yes — Girls Not Brides: the Global Partnership to End Child Marriage is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1154230). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1154230. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact.

What is Girls Not Brides: the Global Partnership to End Child Marriage's charity number? +

Girls Not Brides: the Global Partnership to End Child Marriage's charity number is 1154230. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals.

What is Girls Not Brides: the Global Partnership to End Child Marriage's charity rating? +

Girls Not Brides: the Global Partnership to End Child Marriage scores 86 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars — Good). The Clarity Score V1 sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking.

Does Girls Not Brides: the Global Partnership to End Child Marriage have reviews and complaints? +

CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Girls Not Brides: the Global Partnership to End Child Marriage. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (1 filing concern(s) noted on this profile). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.

How much of my donation reaches Girls Not Brides: the Global Partnership to End Child Marriage? +

According to its 2024 regulator filing, 93% of Girls Not Brides: the Global Partnership to End Child Marriage's total spending went to charitable activities (3-yr avg across disclosed years). That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift.

What are Girls Not Brides: the Global Partnership to End Child Marriage's overheads? +

According to its 2024 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 7% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 9% of total expenditure at Girls Not Brides: the Global Partnership to End Child Marriage. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Girls Not Brides: the Global Partnership to End Child Marriage's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register.

How much income does Girls Not Brides: the Global Partnership to End Child Marriage receive? +

Girls Not Brides: the Global Partnership to End Child Marriage reported £5.4m total income in its 2024 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing.

Are Girls Not Brides: the Global Partnership to End Child Marriage's accounts up to date? +

Filing status: up to date (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score.

Where is Girls Not Brides: the Global Partnership to End Child Marriage based? +

Girls Not Brides: the Global Partnership to End Child Marriage is listed at London · WC1N 3AX, focused on poverty relief.

How does CharityCompare score Girls Not Brides: the Global Partnership to End Child Marriage? +

We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Girls Not Brides: the Global Partnership to End Child Marriage's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought.

How often is this page updated? +

This profile was last updated on 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and Girls Not Brides: the Global Partnership to End Child Marriage's most recent accounts cover 2024. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.