**Charity No.** 1175658 (England and Wales) **Registered No:** 10665679 - Company Limited by Guarantee 

## **The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment** 

**Trustees’ report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023** 



**The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment** 

## **Contents For the year ended 31 December 2023** 

||**Page**|
|---|---|
|Reference and administrative details|3|
|Report of the Trustees|4|
|Independent Auditor’s report to the Trustees|14|
|Consolidated statement of financial activities|18|
|Consolidated balance sheet|19|
|Charity balance sheet|20|
|Consolidated statement of cash flows|21|
|Notes to the financial statements|22|



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**The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment** 

## **Reference and administrative details For the year ended 31 December 2023** 

|**Registered No**|10665679 - Company Limited by Guarantee|
|---|---|
|**Registered charity number**|1175658|
|**Charity name**|The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment|
|**Board**|**Board members at date of signing**|
||Sir Ronald Cohen (Chair to 18 April 2023, President thereafter)|
||Rt Hon Nicholas Hurd (appointed 21 March 2023, elected Chair from|
||18 April 2023)|
||Mr Juan Bernal|
||Ms Nicola Cobbold|
||Mr Cyrille Langendorff|
||Mr Elias Masilela (retired 28 September 2023)|
||Mr Nicholas O’Donohoe (retired 28 September 2023)|
||Ms Tracy Palandjian|
||Ms Maria Laura Tinelli|
||Ms Ibukun Awosika|
||Professor Chul Woo Moon|
||Ms Shannon Music|
|**Chief Executive Officer**|Mr Clifford Prior|
|**Registered office**|Third Floor|
||20 Old Bailey|
||London|
||EC4M 7AN|
|**Bankers**|National Westminster Bank Plc|
||46 Notting Hill Gate|
||Kensington|
||London|
||W11 3HZ|
|**Lawyers**|Forsters LLP|
||31 Hill Street|
||London|
||W1J 5LS|
|**Auditors**|Saffery LLP|
||71 Queen Victoria Street|
||London|
||EC4V 4BE|



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**The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment** 

## **Report of the Trustees For the year ended 31 December 2023** 

## **Introduction** 

The Trustees are pleased to present the consolidated annual report and financial statements of The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment (“GSG” or the “Charity”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, GSG Trade Limited, for the year ended 31 December 2023. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the accounts and comply with the Charity’s Articles of Association, the Charities Act 2011 and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland. 

## **Structure, governance and management** 

The GSG was formally incorporated as a company on 13 March 2017 (Registered number: 10665679) and was registered as a charity by the Charity Commission on 9 November 2017 (Registered Charity Number: 1175658).  Prior to the formation of the charitable company, similar activities were being undertaken by a voluntary group (which took the form of a G8 Taskforce) whose work was subsequently continued by the GSG. The Charity’s activities are governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association which were amended by special resolution on 6 November 2017, on 27 September 2018 and 19 May 2019.  The Charity’s Registered Office is Third Floor, 20 Old Bailey, London EC4M 7AN. 

In March 2019 a trading subsidiary, GSG Trade Limited was incorporated (Company No. 11903804) to enable GSG to fundraise in a tax efficient manner and, in so doing, to protect the assets of the Charity.  The trading subsidiary primarily receives sponsorship income in respect of the convenings.  The registered office of GSG Trade Limited is Third Floor, 20 Old Bailey, London EC4M 7AN. 

The following served as Trustees of the GSG during the period to which these financial statements relate: 

- Sir Ronald Cohen (Chair to 18 April 2023, President thereafter) 

- Rt Hon Nicholas Hurd (appointed 21 March 2023, elected Chair from 18 April 2023) 

- Mr Juan Bernal 

- Ms Nicola Cobbold 

- Mr Cyrille Langendorff 

- Mr Elias Masilela (retired 28 September 2023) 

- Mr Nicholas O’Donohoe (retired 28 September 2023) 

- Ms Tracy Palandjian 

- Ms Maria Laura Tinelli 

- Ms Ibukun Awosika 

- Professor Chul Woo Moon 

- Ms Shannon Music 

The GSG’s principal activity is to alleviate global poverty, protect the environment and promote sustainable development, including through catalysing impact investment and entrepreneurship to benefit people and planet.   The Charity also educates, and raises awareness, about impact investment. 

Trustees are recruited and appointed in accordance with the GSG’s governing document and mission statement, and with relevant legislation.  A number of the Charity's trustees are elected by National Advisory Boards (NABs), being organisations established to promote and educate on impact investment within a particular country or region and recognised as such by the Trustees. 

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**The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment** 

## **Report of the Trustees For the year ended 31 December 2023** 

## **Organisational structure** 

The governance and strategic planning of the Charity are led by the Trustees who meet quarterly. The GSG has a team of staff and contractors who report to the Chief Executive (and in turn to the Trustees).  As at the date of signing, the dedicated team (excluding those employed as contractors) had 17 people comprising 14 full-time and 3 part-time staff, located in five countries.  The team is led by the Chief Executive. 

## **Recruitment and appointment of Trustees** 

The Articles of Association provide for a minimum of three Trustees and a maximum of thirteen Trustees comprising: 

- up to three Independent Trustees, who are appointed by the Independent Trustees; 

- up to eight Elected Trustees who are elected by a ballot of the NABs; and 

- up to two Co-Opted Trustees 

When recruiting new Trustees, the Board seeks to appoint individuals who are committed to driving forward the ecosystem of social and environmental impact investing, in order to positively impact the lives of the poor and the state of the planet. The Board seeks to ensure diversity, including gender diversity, and also aims to ensure sufficient representation from individuals with experience of working in the field of impact investment in different parts of the world.   As referred to above, the Articles of Association of the Charity also allow representation from the NABs through a ballot arrangement. 

Prior to appointment, all Trustees receive information on the structure, strategy and governance of the Charity as well as on their role and duties as a Trustee.  Where required, Trustees are invited to attend Board meetings as observers before their appointment is confirmed.  Where appropriate, the Charity supports specific training of Trustees. 

During 2023, two trustees retired as their term of office came to an end: Nicholas O’Donohoe (Independent Trustee) and Elias Masilela (Co-Opted Trustee). 

## **Investment powers and management** 

The Articles of Association provide a wide power of investment.  No financial investments were made in 2023. 

## **Risk assessment** 

Risk management is a key aspect of the Charity’s good governance and management, and its risk register is reviewed by the Board on a quarterly basis.  The Board reviews the risks in the following five principal areas as identified by the Charity Commission: 

- Governance risks 

- Operational risks 

- Financial risks 

- Environmental or external factors 

- Compliance risk (law and regulation) 

The factors that affect the Charity’s financial position are primarily the funding environment for grant donations to support its work, and the economic climate including exchange rate exposure, since the Charity receives much of its income in US dollars but incurs expenses in a number of currencies including US dollars, euros and sterling.  The Board reviews the financial position of the Charity every quarter. 

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**The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment** 

## **Report of the Trustees For the year ended 31 December 2023** 

## **Reserves policy** 

The Trustees have determined that the minimum level of reserves should be equivalent to 3 months’ operating costs, calculated and reviewed annually.  Operating costs during 2023 remained at approximately £206,000 per month requiring a level of reserves amounting to approximately £618,000 (2022: £618,000). 

The total amount of funds held in reserves at 31st December 2023 is £1,557,738 (2022: £2,090,926) of which £103,380 is restricted.  Details of the funds making up this balance are shown in note 12.  Where a negative fund balance is shown at year end, this is due to the timing of spend on the grant and the project overall is expected to stay in line with budget. 

The unrestricted funds held in reserve at year end are £1,454,358 (2022: £2,029,065).  The high level was due to 2024 grants paid early by funders of £313,418.  Based on this strong position and ambitious plans for 2024, GSG’s Board has approved a deficit budget for 2024 to utilise the reserves. 

## **Objectives and activities** 

## Public benefit 

The Charity works towards the alleviation of global poverty, the protection of the environment and the promotion of sustainable development, including through the use of impact investment.  It achieves its aims through its own work and through working with its group of NABs and taskforces developing towards this status, being organisations established to promote and educate on impact investment within a particular country or region and accepted by the Trustees as such. 

The Charity recognises the need to carry out its charitable activities for the benefit of the general public and retains this aim at the centre of its strategic planning.  The Board considers the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit in its decision-making as to the nature and scope of the activities the Charity should undertake. 

## Objectives 

The Objects of the Charity as set out in the Articles of Association are: 

1. The relief of poverty; 

2. The protection of the environment; 

3. The promotion of Sustainable Development by: 

   - a)     the preservation, conservation and the protection of the environment and the prudent use of resources; 

   - b)    the relief of poverty and the improvement of the conditions of life in socially and economically disadvantaged communities; and 

   - c)    the promotion of sustainable means of achieving economic growth and regeneration 

   - all for the benefit of the public and including by the support, facilitation, promotion and development of Impact Investment in the UK and elsewhere, by such means as the Trustees in their absolute discretion see fit; 

4.      The advancement of education in subjects relating to Impact Investment and to promote study and research in such subjects provided that the useful results of such study are disseminated to the public at large; and 

5.      Such other Charitable Purposes as the Trustees shall from time to time see fit. 

“Sustainable Development” means “development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” 

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**The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment** 

## **Report of the Trustees For the year ended 31 December 2023** 

## Activities 

The GSG’s activities mainly fall into the following areas: 

- Fostering the development of the global impact investment ecosystem so as to relieve poverty, protect the environment and promote sustainable development 

- Developing and sharing knowledge about impact investment 

## NABs 

The Charity assists with the creation of GSG NABs by bringing together impactful leaders who commit themselves and their national partners to help address the most pressing social and environmental challenges in their countries through impact investment.  Each NAB, over time, has representation from the five pillars of an ecosystem: supply of capital, demand for capital, intermediation of capital, government and regulatory engagement, and the advisory sector. 

The development in each country starts with an initial group, then formation of a taskforce and, subject to a set of clear criteria, admission to the movement as a NAB.  Once a NAB has been established and recognised, GSG and other NABs work with the new NAB to progress its work in the area of impact investment, as well as educate, raise awareness, create and share knowledge. 

By the end of 2023, GSG and the NABs covered 42 countries through its 36 national and regional organisations (Australia, Argentina, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Peru, Portugal, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, UK, Uruguay, USA and Zambia). 

## **Recent developments** 

The GSG launched as part of the UK G8 in 2013, grew as more countries joined, became incorporated as a Charity and Company Limited by Guarantee in 2017, and reached its 10[th] anniversary in 2023. Over the last decade we have supported a ten-fold increase in assets managed by impact investors. 

New tools for impact have emerged such as the rapid expansion of green, social and sustainability linked bonds, blended and catalytic capital, and the increasing use of guarantee mechanisms, all adding substantial value. There is increasing evidence that sustainable impact-led investments can provide superior risk adjusted financial returns.  Impact transparency has advanced globally beyond general expectations, and the progress of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) in establishing global quantity measurement standards has been impressive. 

In 2023, the Board of Trustees agreed to review the strategy of the GSG in 2024 in the light of these global developments, and this work is in progress. 

## **Achievements and performance in 2023** 

In 2023, the GSG was able to operate fully after covid restrictions, permitting in-person events, more support to NABs, and more countries to join the movement. Significant achievements include: 

- Six new countries joined the GSG, with a further group of 25 countries working towards this status, all grounded in the situation of their own countries and in the rapidly developing field of impact globally 

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- The Global Leaders Meeting for NABs in Istanbul, Turkiye, bringing them together for inspirational support and collaborations for impact 

- - An outstanding GSG Impact Summit in Malaga, Spain, involving 1,000 participants from across the world 

- - Increasing action by NABs working together in regional developments, such as the creation of the Africa Impact Summit and a network of NABs and Taskforces across Africa 

- - Continued development of the Impact Task Force (ITF), an independent group of over 120 members and 40 countries which was created in 2021 and supported by the UK G7 Presidency. The ITF published two new reports: “State of Play 2023” which took stock of the progress made on the original 2021 recommendations to the G7 Presidency, and “Time to accelerate: Capital Mobilisation for the SDGs in Emerging Markets”. 

- - Participation in the Japan G7 Impact Investing Initiative for Global Health (Triple-I Initiative), with GSG as a knowledge and delivery partner, supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 

- - GSG provided input to the G20 and B20, with accepted submissions including the G20 Sustainable Finance Working Group 

- GSG joined consultative committees of the ISSB and the International Foundation for Valuing Impacts (IFVI), providing expertise and insights from GSG and the NABs in this developing field of impact transparency 

- Support from the UK FCDO, which allowed GSG to connect impact transparency and regulatory developments with countries in low and middle income status, work which continues into 2024 

- - GSG’s capital mobilisation work has linked up with development finance organisations to help realise their potential to mobilise more capital for positive impact in emerging economies, work which is expected to expand further in 2024 

- The GSG continued to develop new approaches to impact, including the development of wholesale impact funds and other pools of impact capital, and the SDG Tech programme funded by the EU and UKRI, led by the Israel NAB and working with four European NAB Partners 

- - GSG also continued to provide information, webinars and tools, in collaboration with NABs, advisors and supporters, to share knowledge and expand the development of impact and impact investing 

## **Financial review** 

## Sources of funding and financial position 

The Charity funds its activities and administrative costs principally through grant income, which is primarily unrestricted.  Sponsorship income for the 2023 Global Summit was received by the trading subsidiary, GSG Trade Ltd, and the surplus created will be gift-aided back to the Charity.  We are deeply grateful for the support of our donors and sponsors, without whose support the achievement of  our impact goals would have been impossible. 

The consolidated financial position of the Charity is set out in the consolidated statement of financial activities on page 16 and the consolidated balance sheet on page 17. 

During the period under review, total income amounted to £2,510,341. 

The cost of raising funds in the period was £186,068; the total cost of charitable activities was £2,846,679, of which support costs and governance costs (see note 4) amounted to £193,485 and £33,622 respectively, and the total cost of trading activities was £10,782. 

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**The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment** 

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The Charity and the trading subsidiary made a combined net deficit from activities of £533,188 in the year. 

## Going Concern 

We have set out above a review of the financial performance and the Charity's reserves position. The Trustees have reviewed the position and conclude that there are adequate financial resources and the Charity is well placed to manage the business risks. The planning process, including financial projections, has taken into consideration the current economic climate and its potential impact on the various sources of income and planned expenditure. The Trustees acknowledge that there are uncertainties inherent in the timing of receipts but are confident that they have plans in place to manage any delays in receiving funding. The Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and believe that there are no material uncertainties that call into doubt the Charity's ability to continue. The accounts have therefore been prepared on the basis that the Charity is a going concern. 

## Remuneration 

Remuneration policy for the senior members of the Executive management team is reviewed by the Chief Executive with input from the Finance Committee. The remuneration of the Chief Executive Officer is reviewed by the trustees. There was an increase year-on-year in staff costs, detailed in note 6, this is largely due to awarding staff pay increases in line with inflation (e.g. 4.7% for UK based staff) to demonstrate the importance of retaining the small and highly skilled team. 

## **Plans for future periods** 

Geopolitics and wars continue to create global as well as local challenges, leaving people on low incomes struggling, climate action insufficient, and government treasuries reduced.  The impact movement continues to develop and support a future which is essential for both climate action and social support. 

GSG, the NABs in 42 countries and taskforces in many more, have been successful in continuously increasing efforts and influence to develop impact investing and impact economies.  Despite new challenges,  we believe that impact is at a watershed moment, at a point where our traditional risk-return economies tip into becoming impact economies. 

GSG is developing a new strategy which will be finalised in 2024 Q4.  We expect that the GSG will shift capital to supercharge delivery of the SDGs and Paris Accord, based on significant positive change in impact transparency, know-how, and investable opportunities. 

Meanwhile GSG’s focus for the first half of 2024 is on: 

- Strengthening the impact of the GSG network through scaling to be truly global and inclusive, and increasing effectiveness across the NABs and the wider global impact movement 

- Advancing impact transparency globally: including voices from emerging markets, small and medium enterprises in sustainability disclosure and impact valuation; and advancing impact accounting in the public sector 

- Mobilising capital for impact where it is needed most, identifying success factors, blueprints for action, and vehicles for impact mobilisation 

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We will work to support countries to have the voice, vision and forward planning for the new financial world order, and to be able to use their impact investing, impact tools and impact advocacy to address the environmental and social challenges they face in their countries and beyond. 

Climate change and social issues are ever more intertwined: global data showed that 2023 had the warmest sea temperatures and other new levels of climate harm, inevitably causing severe problems for populations. There has never been a more important role for impact investing, impact economies, and impact transparency, and GSG will continue to work across the full spectrum.  Our generous donors make this work possible, and their insights and support speed our work. 

## **Trustees’ responsibilities in relation to the financial statements** 

The Charity’s trustees are responsible for preparing the trustees’ annual report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the charity’s trustees to prepare financial statements for each year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity, and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are required to: 

- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; 

- observe the methods and principles in the applicable Charities SORP (FRS 102); 

- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; 

- state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures that must be disclosed and explained in the financial statements; 

- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business. 

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the applicable Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations, and the provisions of the Articles of Association. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. 

The Trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the Charity and financial information included on the Charity’s website in accordance with legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements. 

## **Auditor** 

Saffery LLP have been appointed as auditors and have expressed their willingness to continue in office. 

## **Statement as to disclosure of information to auditors** 

Trustees who were in office on the date of approval of these financial statements have confirmed, as far as they are aware, that there is no relevant audit information of which the auditors are unaware. Each of the Trustees has confirmed that they have taken all the steps that they ought to have taken as Trustees in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that it has been communicated to the auditors. 

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**The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment** 

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## **Fundraising practices** 

The Charity does not fundraise from the general public, instead working with charitable foundations and corporate bodies.  The Charity does not engage with any professional fundraisers or with any vulnerable people in the realm of fundraising.  The Trustees are aware of the provisions of the Fundraising Code and of the legal requirements for charities in relation to fundraising activities. The Charity has not received any complaints in relation to its fundraising activities. 

By Order of the Trustees 


Rt Hon Nicholas Hurd Chair 

12[th] June 2024 

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**The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment** 

## **Independent Auditor’s Report to the Trustees For the year ended 31 December 2023** 

## **Opinion** 

We have audited the financial statements of The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment (the parent charitable company’) and its subsidiary (the ‘group’) for the year ended 31 December 2023 which comprise the Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities, the Consolidated and Charity only Balance Sheets, the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement and notes to the financial statements, including significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). 

In our opinion the financial statements: 

- give a true and fair view of the state of the affairs of the group and the parent charitable company as at 31 December 2023 and of the group’s incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for the year then ended; 

- have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and 

- have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. 

## **Basis for opinion** 

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the group and parent charitable company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. 

## **Conclusions relating to going concern** 

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group or the parent charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue. 

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report. 

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**The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment** 

## **Independent Auditor’s Report to the Trustees For the year ended 31 December 2023** 

## **Other information** 

The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. 

Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information; we are required to report that fact. 

We have nothing to report in this regard. 

## **Other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006** 

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit: 

- the information given in the Trustees’ Annual Report which includes the Directors’ Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and 

- the Trustees’ Annual Report which includes the Directors’ Report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements. 

## **Matters on which we are required to report by exception** 

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the group and the parent charitable company and their environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Trustees’ Annual Report. 

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 require us to report to you if, in our opinion: 

- adequate accounting records have not been kept by the parent charitable company, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or 

- the parent charitable company financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or 

- certain disclosures of trustees’ remuneration specified by law are not made; or 

- we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit; or 

- the Trustees were not entitled to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the small companies regime and to take advantage of the small companies exemption in preparing the Trustees’ Annual Report. 

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**The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment** 

## **Independent Auditor’s Report to the Trustees For the year ended 31 December 2023** 

## **Responsibilities of trustees** 

As explained more fully in the Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities set out on page 10, the trustees (who are also the directors of the parent charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of the financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. 

In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the group and the parent charitable company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the group or the parent charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so. 

## **Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements** 

We have been appointed as auditors under the Companies Act 2006 and report in accordance with regulations made under that Act. 

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the group and parent financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements. 

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The specific procedures for this engagement and the extent to which these are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud are detailed below. 

## Identifying and assessing risks related to irregularities: 

We assessed the susceptibility of the group and parent charitable company’s financial statements to material misstatement and how fraud might occur, including through discussions with management, discussions within our audit team planning meeting, updating our record of internal controls and ensuring these controls operated as intended. We evaluated possible incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements.  We identified laws and regulations that are of significance in the context of the group and parent charitable company by discussions with trustees and updating our understanding of the sector in which the group and parent charitable company operate. 

Laws and regulations of direct significance in the context of the group and parent charitable company include The Companies Act 2006 and guidance issued by the Charity Commission for England and Wales. 

## Audit response to risks identified: 

We considered the extent of compliance with these laws and regulations as part of our audit procedures on the related financial statement items including a review of financial statement disclosures. We reviewed the parent charitable company’s records of breaches of laws and regulations, minutes of meetings and correspondence with relevant authorities to identify potential material misstatements arising. We 

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**The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment** 

## **Independent Auditor’s Report to the Trustees For the year ended 31 December 2023** 

discussed the parent charitable company’s policies and procedures for compliance with laws and regulations with members of management responsible for compliance. 

A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report. 

## **Use of our report** 

This report is made solely to the parent charitable company’s members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006.  Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the parent charitable company’s members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose.  To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the parent charitable company and the parent charitable company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed. 


Cara Turtington (Senior Statutory Auditor) for and on behalf of Saffery LLP 

Chartered Accountants 71 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4BE 

Date: 13 June 2024 

Saffery LLP is eligible to act as an auditor in terms of section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006 

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**The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment** 

## **Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities incorporating an Income and Expenditure Account For the year ended 31 December 2023** 

|**Notes**<br>**Income and endowments**<br>**from:**<br>- Charitable Activities<br>- Grants and donations<br>**3**<br>- Summit passes<br>- Total<br>Trading Activities<br>**Total**<br>Expenditure on:<br>**4**<br>- Raising funds<br>- Charitable activities<br>- Trading activities<br>**Total**<br>**Net income / (expenditure)**<br>**for the year**<br>Transfers between funds<br>Net movement on funds<br>**Reconciliation of funds**<br>Total funds brought forward<br>**Total funds carried forward**<br>**13**|**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>91,724<br>1,636,255<br>92,922<br>1,820,901<br>81,309<br>**1,902,210**<br>186,068<br>2,280,096<br>10,782<br>**2,476,946**<br>**(574,736)**<br>29<br>(574,707)<br>2,029,065<br>**1,454,358**|**Restricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>-<br>608,131<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>**608,131**<br>-<br>566,583<br>-<br>**566,583**<br>**41,548**<br>(29)<br>41,519<br>61,861<br>**103,380**||**Total**<br>**Funds**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>91,724<br>2,244,386<br>92,922<br>2,429,032<br>81,309<br>**2,510,341**<br>186,068<br>2,846,679<br>10,782<br>**3,043,529**<br>**(533,188)**<br>-<br>(533,188)<br>2,090,926<br>**1,557,738**|**Total**<br>**Funds**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>11,860<br>2,897,167<br>19,283|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||2,928,310<br>33,675|
||||||**2,961,985**<br>148,207<br>2,055,457<br>3,072|
||||||**2,206,736**|
||||||**755,249**<br>-|
||||||755,249<br>1,335,677|
||||||**2,090,926**|



The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses in the period. 

All of the above amounts relate to continuing activities. 

The notes on pages 20 to 32 form part of these financial statements. 

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**The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment** 

## **Consolidated Balance Sheet As at 31 December 2023** 

|**Notes**<br>**Fixed assets**<br>**9**<br>**Current assets**<br>Debtors<br>**10**<br>Cash at bank and in hand<br>**Creditors: amounts falling**<br>**due within one year**<br>**11**<br>**Net current assets**<br>**Net assets**<br>**Charitable funds**<br>Unrestricted income funds<br>**13**<br>Restricted income funds<br>**13**<br>**Total funds**|**£**<br>205,384<br>1,572,120|**2023**<br>**£**<br>**8,235**<br>**1,777,504**<br>228,001<br>1,549,503<br>**1,557,738**<br>1,454,358<br>103,380<br>**1,557,738**|**£**<br>266,655<br>1,965,416|**2022**<br>**£**<br>**2,972**<br> <br>**2,232,071**<br>144,117|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||
|||||2,087,954<br>**2,090,926**|
|||||2,029,065<br>61,861|
||||||
|||||**2,090,926**|



The notes on pages 20 to 32 form part of these financial statements. 

These financial statements were approved and signed by a member of the Board and authorised for issue on 12[th] June 2024. 


Rt Hon Nicholas Hurd Chairman 

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**The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment** 

## **Charity Balance Sheet As at 31 December 2023** 

|**Notes**<br>**Fixed assets**<br>**9**<br>Investments<br>**Current assets**<br>Debtors<br>**10**<br>Cash at bank and in hand<br>**Creditors amounts falling due within**<br>**one year**<br>**11**<br>**Net current assets**<br>**Net assets**<br>**Charitable funds**<br>Unrestricted income funds<br>**13**<br>Restricted income funds<br>**13**<br>**Total funds**|**£**<br>219,524<br>1,377,246|**2023**<br>**£**<br>**8,235**<br>100<br>1,596,770<br>199,085<br>1,397,685<br>**1,406,020**<br>1,302,640<br>103,380<br>**1,406,020**|**£**<br>245,275<br>1,912,689|**2022**<br>**£**<br>**2,972**<br>100|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||<br>2,157,964<br>124,114|
||||||
|||||2,033,850<br>**2,036,922**<br>1,975,061<br>61,861|
|||||**2,036,922**|



The notes on pages 20 to 32 form part of these financial statements. 

As permitted by section 408 of the Companies Act 2006 the Charity has not presented its own Statement of Financial Activities and related notes.  The Charity’s net deficit for the year was £630,902 (2022: income £792,936). 

These financial statements were approved and signed by a member of the Board and authorised for issue on 12[th] June 2024. 


Rt Hon Nicholas Hurd Chairman 

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**The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment** 

## **Consolidated Cash Flow Statement For the year ended 31 December 2023** 

|Profit/(loss) from operations<br>Adjustments for<br>- Depreciation<br>- Loss on disposal of assets<br>Operating profit before working capital<br>changes<br>- (Increase)/Decrease in debtors<br>- Increase/(Decrease) in creditors<br>Cash generated from operations<br>Interest paid<br>**Net cash from operating activities**<br>Cash flows from investing activities<br>- Acquisition of shares<br>- Purchase of assets<br>Net cash used in investing activities<br>Cash flows from financing activities<br>**Net increase/(decrease) in cash and**<br>**cash equivalents**<br>**Cash and cash equivalents at start of**<br>**year**<br>**Cash and cash equivalents at end of**<br>**year**|**£**<br>(533,188)<br>3,367<br>577|**2023**<br>**£**|**£**<br>755,249<br>3,050<br>498|**2022**<br>**£**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||(529,244)<br>61,271<br>83,884||758,797<br>(180,288)<br>(57,936)||
||(384,089)<br>-<br>-<br>(9,207)||520,573<br>-<br>(1,581)||
|||**(384,089)**<br>**(9,207)**<br>**-**||**520,573**<br>**(1,581)**<br>**-**|
||||||
|||**(393,296)**<br>**1,965,416**||**518,992**<br>**1,446,424**|
|||**1,572,120**||**1,965,416**|



The notes on pages 20 to 32 form part of these financial statements. 

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**The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 December 2023** 

## **1. Accounting policies** 

## **1.1** 

## **Basis of Accounting** 

These accounts cover the year to 31 December 2023.  The comparatives cover the period 1 January to 31 December 2022. 

The accounts (financial statements) have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant notes to these accounts. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (as issued October 2019) and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Companies Act 2006 and the Charities Act 2011. 

The Charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. 

## **1.2 Income** 

All income is recognised once the Charity has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably.    Income consists of grant and sponsorship income, contributions to the Charity costs from a number of the National Advisory Boards and income from delegates attending the Global Summit. 

## **1.3** 

## **Expenditure** 

Expenditure is included in the Statement of Financial Activities on an accruals basis, inclusive of VAT. 

Costs of fundraising are those incurred in attracting voluntary income. Costs incurred directly in relation to the charitable activities are allocated to those activities as they fall due. 

Support costs are those incurred directly in support of expenditure on the objects of the Charity and are allocated on the basis of time spent. 

Governance costs are related to the public accountability of the Charity and costs related to statutory requirements. 

## **1.4** 

## **Restricted funds** 

Restricted funds are to be used for specified purposes as laid down by the donor. Expenditure which meets these criteria is identified to the fund, together with a fair allocation of overheads and support costs. 

## **1.5 Unrestricted funds** 

Unrestricted funds are donations and other incoming resources received or generated for charitable purposes. 

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**The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 December 2023** 

## **1.6 Tangible fixed assets** 

Expenditure on furniture and equipment that exceeds £750 is capitalised. Fixed assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Provision for depreciation of fixed assets held for use by the Charity is made at annual rates calculated to spread the cost of each asset over its expected useful life. The depreciation rates currently in use are: 

Computer Equipment - 33% straight line on cost 

## **1.7** 

## **Fixed asset investments** 

In the parent charity financial statements, the investment in the subsidiary is initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. 

A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the group. Control is the power to govern the financial and operating policies of the entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities. 

## **1.8** 

## **Cash and cash equivalents** 

Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of 3 months or less, and bank overdrafts.   Any bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities. 

## **1.9 Financial instruments** 

The group has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.  Financial instruments are recognised in the group's statement of financial position when the group becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. 

Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously. 

Basic financial assets, which include debtors, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised. 

Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the group after deducting all of its liabilities. 

Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, bank loans, loans from fellow group companies and preference shares that are classified as debt, are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised. 

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**The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 December 2023** 

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.  Trade creditors classified as payable within one year are not amortised. 

## **1.10** 

## **Foreign exchange** 

Transactions in currencies other than pounds sterling are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions. At each reporting end date the monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing on the reporting end date.  Gains or losses arising upon translation are included in the income statement for the period. 

## **1.11** 

## **Taxation** 

The company is registered as a charity under the Charities Act (2011) and as such is entitled to the exemptions under Income and Corporation Taxes Act (1988) and therefore no tax provision is included in the financial statements. 

## **1.12 Operating leases** 

Rentals payable under operating leases, including any lease incentives received, are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the term of the relevant lease except where another more systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the leases asset are consumed. 

## **1.13 Employee benefits** 

The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense, unless those costs are required to be recognised as part of the cost of stock or fixed assets. 

Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the group is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits. 

## **1.14** 

## **Basis of consolidation** 

The group financial statements incorporate those of Global Steering Group for Impact Investment and all of its subsidiaries (i.e. entities that the group controls through its power to govern the financial and operating policies so as to obtain economic benefits). The results of subsidiaries acquired or sold are consolidated for the periods from or to the date on which control passed. Control is the power to govern the financial and operating policies of an entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities. 

All financial statements are made up to 31 December 2023. Where necessary, adjustments are made to the financial statements of subsidiaries to bring the accounting policies used into line with those used by other members of the group. 

All intra-group transactions, balances and unrealised gains on transactions between group companies are eliminated on consolidation. Unrealised losses are also eliminated unless the transaction provides evidence of an impairment of the asset transferred. 

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**The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 December 2023** 

## **1.15 Going concern** 

The Board is of the opinion, after considering cash reserves and future income projections, that there are no material uncertainties about the Charity’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and believe that there are no material uncertainties that call into doubt the Charity's ability to continue. The accounts have therefore been prepared on the basis that the Charity is a going concern. 

## **2. Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty** 

In the application of the Company’s accounting policies the Trustees are required to make judgements, estimates, assessments and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources.  The estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where that revision affects only that period, or in the period of revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods. 

## **3. Income from charitable activities – grants and donations** 

|**Unrestricted income**<br>**Restricted income**<br>Ikea G7<br>MacArthur/WEF<br>C3 – Catalytic Capital<br>Consortium funding for<br>informal settlements<br>IDRC GAC<br>IFIE (UKRI)<br>Porticus<br>Gates Foundation<br>FCDO<br>**Total Grants and Donations**|**2023**<br>**£**<br>**Group**<br>**1,636,255**<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>150,900<br>59,172<br>262,265<br>110,844<br>24,950<br>**608,131**<br>**2,244,386**|**2022**<br>**£**<br>**Group**<br>**2,359,979**<br>205,000<br>26,779<br>101,977<br>203,432<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|
|---|---|---|
|||**537,188**<br>**2,897,167**|



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**The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 December 2023** 

## **4. Expenditure** 

|**Staff costs**<br>**Direct**<br>**costs**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**2023**<br>Raising Funds<br>186,068<br>-<br>Charitable<br>Activities<br>1,637,066<br>982,506<br>Trading<br>Activities<br>-<br>270<br>**1,823,134**<br>**982,776**<br>**2022**<br>Raising Funds<br>148,207<br>-<br>Charitable<br>Activities<br>1,386,253<br>640,977<br>Trading<br>Activities<br>-<br>-<br>**1,534,460**<br>**640,977**<br>**5.**<br>**Governance costs**<br>Legal and professional fees<br>Audit fees<br>**6.**<br>**Staff costs**<br>Salaries and fixed term staff (Overseas)<br>Salaries (UK)<br>Social Security Costs (UK and Overseas)<br>Pension Costs|**Support**<br>**costs**<br>**£**<br>-<br>193,485<br>8,026<br>**201,511**<br>-<br>1,812<br>709<br>**2,521**|**Governance**<br>**costs**<br>**£**<br>-<br>33,622<br>2,486<br>**36,108**<br>-<br>26,415<br>2,363<br>**28,778**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>12,392<br>23,716<br>**36,108**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>592,189<br>1,039,560<br>178,320<br>13,065<br>**1,823,134**|**Total**<br>**£**<br>186,068<br>2,846,679<br>10,782|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**3,043,529**<br>148,207<br>2,055,457<br>3,072|
||||**2,206,736**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>10,128<br>18,650|
||||**28,778**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>569,960<br>802,227<br>151,507<br>10,776|
||||**1,534,460**|



Certain overseas members of staff are paid using an Employer of Record arrangement to ensure all local taxes are paid appropriately. 

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**The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 December 2023** 

There were five key management staff in the year - the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Strategy Officer, Chief Market Development Officer and the Chief Marketing & Communications Officer. These officers were paid an aggregate of £567,688 (2022: £422,348) including gross pay, benefits and employer pension contributions.  Only gross pay was paid over to the employee less the employee deductions pertinent to the relevant tax regulations in each country. 

In the year, senior employees received the following remuneration, including fees paid on a consultancy basis to overseas staff members: 

||**2023**|**2022**|
|---|---|---|
||**£**|**£**|
|Employees with remuneration in the range £60,000 - £69,999|3|3|
|Employees with remuneration in the range £70,000 - £79,999|1|2|
|Employees with remuneration in the range £80,000 - £89,999|2|1|
|Employees with remuneration in the range £110,000 - £119,999|-|1|
|Employees with remuneration in the range £130,000 - £139,999|1|-|
|Employees with remuneration in the range £140,000 - £149,999|1|-|
|Employees with remuneration in the range £150,000 - £159,999|-|1|
|Employees with remuneration in the range £170,000 - £179,000|1|-|



The average number of employees and overseas staff members (including those paid on a consultancy basis) of the charitable company (by headcount) during the year analysed by function were 18 in Programmes (2022: 15) and 5 in Administration, Fund-Raising and Governance (2022: 5). 

## **7. Net income** 

||**2023**|**2022**|
|---|---|---|
||**£**|**£**|
|**Net income is stated after charging**|||
|Depreciation|3,367|3,050|
|Auditors’ remuneration:|||
|- Audit fees|23,716|18,650|



## **8. Subsidiary undertaking** 

The Charity controls 100% of the issued ordinary share capital of GSG Trade Limited, a company incorporated on 25 March 2019 in England and Wales (Company No. 11903804).   The subsidiary has share capital of 100 £1 ordinary shares and was formed to enable the parent charity to receive sponsorship income from corporate partners in a tax efficient manner.  For the year to 31 December 2023 the subsidiary made a profit of £132,973 before tax (£126,302 after tax) and had net assets of £151,819. A minimum of 80% of profits (before tax) generated by the subsidiary will be gifted to the parent company charity. 

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**The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 December 2023** 

## **9. Tangible fixed assets** 

|**Tangible fixed assets**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Cost**<br>At 1 January 2023<br>Additions<br>Disposals<br>At 31 December 2023<br>**Depreciation**<br>At 1 January 2023<br>Charge for year<br>Disposals<br>At 31 December 2023<br>**Net Book Value**<br>At 1 January 2023<br>**At 31 December 2023**<br>**Debtors**<br>Prepayments and accrued income<br>Trade receivables<br>Trade receivables - intercompany<br>Other debtors|**2023**<br>**£**<br>**Group**<br>58,051<br>130,048<br>-<br>17,285<br>205,384|**2023**<br>**£**<br>**Charity**<br>58,051<br>130,048<br>14,140<br>17,285<br>219,524||**Computer**<br>**Equipment**<br>**£**<br>**Group & Charity**<br>12,503<br>9,207<br>(5,352)<br>16,358<br>9,531<br>3,367<br>(4,775)<br>8,123<br>2,972<br>**8,235**<br>**2022**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**Group**<br>**Charity**<br>32,053<br>32,053<br>220,917<br>195,937<br>-<br>-<br>13,685<br>17,285<br>266,655<br>245,275||
|||||**2022**<br>**£**<br>**Group**<br>32,053<br>220,917<br>-<br>13,685<br>266,655||
||||||245,275|



**10. Debtors** 

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## **Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 December 2023** 

## **11. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year** 

|**2023**<br>**2023**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**Group**<br>**Charity**<br>**Group**<br>Accounts payable<br>35,266<br>35,266<br>42,077<br>Other creditors<br>1,366<br>1,366<br>893<br>Accruals<br>88,631<br>88,631<br>50,864<br>Corporation tax provision<br>8,913<br>-<br>-<br>HMRC, other taxes and social security<br>costs<br>93,825<br>73,822<br>50,283<br>228,001<br>199,085<br>144,117<br>**nalysis of funds**<br>**Group**<br>**Opening**<br>**balance**<br>**Incoming**<br>**resources**<br>**Outgoing**<br>**resources**<br>**Transfers**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**2023**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Funds**<br>IDRC GAC<br>(38,791)<br>150,900<br>(121,360)<br>-<br>C3 - Catalytic<br>Capital<br>Consortium<br>100,652<br>-<br>(100,625)<br>(27)<br>IFIE (UKRI)<br>-<br>59,172<br>(59,172)<br>-<br>Gates<br>Foundation<br>-<br>110,844<br>(110,842)<br>(2)<br>Porticus<br>-<br>262,265<br>(149,634)<br>-<br>FCDO<br>-<br>24,950<br>(24,950)<br>-<br>**Total Restricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**61,861**<br>**608,131**<br>**(566,583)**<br>**(29)**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**2,029,065**<br>**1,902,210**<br>**(2,476,946)**<br>**29**<br>**Total Funds**<br>**2,090,926**<br>**2,510,341**<br>**(3,043,529)**<br>**-**|**2022**<br>**£**<br>**Charity**<br>42,077<br>893<br>50,864<br>-<br>30,280<br>124,114<br>**Closing**<br>**balance**<br>**£**<br>(9,251)<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>112,631<br>-|
|---|---|
||**103,380**<br>**1,454,358**<br>**1,557,738**|



## **12. Analysis of funds** 

Where a negative fund balance is shown at 31st December 2023, this is due to the timing of spend on the grant and the projects overall are expected to stay in line with budget.  Further details of the restricted grants in 2023 are shown below. 

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## **Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 December 2023** 

|**Group**<br>**2022**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Funds**<br>Ford<br>Foundation Asia<br>EQT Foundation<br>Hewlett<br>Foundation<br>Ikea G7<br>IDRC GAC<br>C3 - Catalytic<br>Capital<br>Consortium<br>MacArthur/WEF<br>**Total Restricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**Total Funds**|**Opening**<br>**balance**<br>**£**<br>221,166<br>17,090<br>88,611<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>**326,867**<br>**1,008,810**<br>**1,335,677**|**Incoming**<br>**resources**<br>**£**<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>205,000<br>203,432<br>101,977<br>26,779<br>**537,188**<br>**2,424,797**<br>**2,961,985**|**Outgoing**<br>**resources**<br>**£**<br>(222,911)<br>(17,886)<br>(89,420)<br>(205,069)<br>(242,223)<br>-<br>(29,050)<br>**(806,559)**<br>**(1,400,177)**<br>**(2,206,736)**|**Transfers**<br>**£**<br>1,745<br>796<br>809<br>69<br>-<br>(1,325)<br>2,271<br>**4,365**<br>**(4,365)**<br>**-**|**Closing**<br>**balance**<br>**£**<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>(38,791)<br>100,652<br>-|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||**61,861**<br>**2,029,065**<br>**2,090,926**|



For 2023: 

The International Development Research Centre (IDRC-GAC) of Canada awarded a grant in 2022 to support “Tapping into local research expertise to deepen evidence-based impact investing”, and GSG shared the grant with four NABs, Colombia, Ghana, Nigeria and Peru. The negative closing balance of (£9,251) (2022: (£38,791)) at the year-end is due to this grant being funded in instalments with a final instalment due in July 2024. The balance at 31[st] December 2023 is purely due to the timing of spend on the grant and the project is expected to remain within budget, closing in May 2024. 

The other restricted grant remaining from 2022 was awarded by C3 (Catalytic Capital Consortium) to support “Scaling catalytic capital deployment to address the informal settlements crisis”.  GSG shared the grant with two NABs, Colombia and Turkiye, and the project was completed within budget in 2023. 

During 2023, GSG collaborated with four NABs, France, Israel, Italy and Portugal to receive funding from UKRI (United Kingdom Research & Innovation) and Horizon 2020 (EU) towards research into “SDG-Driven Innovation Ecosystems in CEE Countries”.  The funds are drawn down in arrears each quarter, resulting in a nil balance at the year end. The project continues to July 2024. 

During 2023, the Porticus Foundation made a grant of USD200,000 for “Strengthening Impact Ecoystems in SE Asia”, as part of which GSG planned workshops and seminars jointly with the NABs and Task Forces in Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam.  The project is on track to complete in June 2024 within budget. 

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## **Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 December 2023** 

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation made a grant of USD135,000 for the Triple-I Initiative, to increase investor and company awareness and improve equitable access towards the goal of universal health coverage.  This first stage of the initiative was completed in 2023 within budget. 

The UK Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) awarded a grant of £300,000 towards “Impact Transparency: From the Ground Up”, to make sustainability disclosure standards work for emerging markets and SMEs.  As part of the grant, GSG planned and funded workshops and seminars jointly with the NABs in Colombia, Ghana, Mexico and Nigeria. The funds are drawn down in arrears each quarter, resulting in a nil balance at the year end. The project continues to June 2024. 

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## **Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 December 2023** 

|**13.**<br>**Analysis of Net Assets between Funds**<br>**Group**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>Fixed<br>assets<br>8,235<br>-<br>Current<br>assets<br>1,651,405<br>126,099<br>Current<br>liabilities<br>205,282<br>22,719<br>Net<br>Current<br>assets<br>1,446,123<br>103,380<br>**Net assets**<br>**1,454,358**<br>**103,380**<br>**Charity**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>Fixed assets<br>8,235<br>-<br>Investments<br>100<br>-<br>Current<br>assets<br>1,470,671<br>126,099<br>Current<br>liabilities<br>176,366<br>22,719<br>Net current<br>assets<br>1,294,305<br>103,380<br>**Net assets**<br>**1,302,640**<br>**103,380**||**2023**<br>**Total**<br>**£**<br>8,235<br>1,777,504<br>228,001<br>1,549,503<br>**1,557,738**<br>**2023**<br>**Total**<br>**£**<br>8,235<br>100<br>1,596,770<br>199,085<br>1,397,685<br>**1,406,020**||**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**£**<br>2,972<br>2,152,169<br>126,076<br>2,026,093<br>**2,029,065**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**£**<br>2,972<br>100<br>2,078,062<br>106,073<br>1,971,989<br>**1,975,061**||**Restricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**£**<br>-<br>79,902<br>18,041<br>61,861<br>**61,861**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**£**<br>-<br>-<br>79,902<br>18,041<br>61,861<br>**61,861**||**2022**<br>**Total**<br>**£**<br>2,972<br>2,232,071<br>144,117<br>2,087,954<br>**2,090,926**<br>**2022**<br>**Total**<br>**£**<br>2,972<br>100<br>2,157,964<br>124,114|
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|||||||||2,033,850|
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## **Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 December 2023** 

## **14. Comparative Statement of Financial Activities for the period ending 31 December 2022** 

|Income and endowments from:<br>Charitable activities<br>Grants and donations<br>Global Summit passes<br>Sub-Total<br>Trading activities<br>Total<br>Expenditure on:<br>Raising funds<br>Charitable activities<br>Trading activities<br>Total<br>**Net income/(expenditure) for the year**<br>Transfers between funds<br>**Net movement on funds**<br>Reconciliation of funds<br>Total funds brought forward<br>**Total funds carried forward**<br>**15.**<br>**Analysis of change in net debt**<br>Cash<br>**Total**||**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**£**<br>11,860<br>2,359,979<br>19,283<br>2,391,222<br>33,675<br>**2,424,797**<br>148,207<br>1,248,898<br>3,072<br>**1,400,177**<br>**1,024,620**<br>(4,365)<br>**1,020,255**<br>1,008,810<br>**2,029,065**<br>**At start of**<br>**year**<br>**£**<br>1,965,416<br>**1,965,416**||**Restricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**£**<br>537,188<br>-<br>537,188<br>-<br>**537,188**<br>-<br>806,559<br>-<br>**806,559**<br>**(269,371)**<br>4,365<br>**(265,006)**<br>326,867<br>**61,861**<br>**Net Cash**<br>**flows**<br>**£**<br>(393,296)<br>**(393,296)**||**Total**<br>**Funds**<br>**£**<br>11,860<br>2,897,167<br>19,283<br>2,928,310<br>33,675<br>**2,961,985**<br>148,207<br>2,055,457<br>3,072<br>**2,206,736**<br>**755,249**<br>-<br>**755,249**<br>1,335,677<br>**2,090,926**<br>**At end of**<br>**year**<br>**£**<br>1,572,120|
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## **Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 December 2023** 

## **16. Related party transactions** 

One of the donors from whom the Charity received £15,523 (2022: £27,395) funding in the year is Sir Ronald Cohen, who is also an Independent Trustee, former Board Chair and currently President. 

There is an authority in the Memorandum and Articles of Association to provide remuneration to Trustees for the provision of services.  During 2023, the Board agreed to remunerate the Rt Hon Nick Hurd, Co-Opted Trustee, for his work as Chair of the Impact Transparency Task Force (ITF), which is over and above that normally expected of a charity trustee.  During the year, the Finance Committee received regular reports of his work in that role before approving payment.  Payments to the Rt Hon Nick Hurd for the provision of services during the year 2023 totalled £43,200 including VAT; no benefits or pension contributions were made. 

Expense reimbursements paid to the Trustees during the year amounted to £11,723 (2022: nil). At the year-end an amount of £Nil (2022: £Nil) was owed to the Trustees. 

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