# SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND (SIGBI) LIMITED

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1179433
- **Other names:** SIGBI
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Aug. 2, 2018
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1179433


## Contact

- **Address:** SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL GBI, 2ND FLOOR BECKWITH HOUSE, 1 WELLINGTON ROAD NORTH, STOCKPORT
- **Postcode:** SK4 1AF
- **Phone:** 0161 480 7686
- **Email:** hq@sigbi.org
- **Website:** sigbi.org



## Activities

**Objects:** 4.1 TO PROMOTE EITHER DIRECTLY OR BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT OF OTHERS INCLUDING CLUBS:(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION;(B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND SAVING LIVES;(C) THE RELIEF AND/OR PREVENTION OF POVERTY;(D) THE ADVANCEMENT OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; (E) THE ADVANCEMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS) THROUGHOUT THE WORLD BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS;RELIEVING NEED AMONG VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE:RESEARCH INTO HUMAN RIGHTS REDRESS E.G. MODERN DAY SLAVERY:EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE, RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES, AND PROMOTING SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS; (F) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY.4.2 TO PROMOTE VOLUNTEERING IN FURTHERANCE OF THE OBJECTS SET OUT IN 4.1 AMONGST INDIVIDUAL SOROPTIMIST MEMBERS OF CLUBS,4.3 IN EACH CASE (4.1 AND 4.2 ABOVE) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC ACROSS THE WORLD AND IN PARTICULAR FOR THE BENEFIT OF WOMEN AND GIRLS TO ADVANCE THEIR STATUS, POSITION AND ROLE IN SOCIETY WHERE CURRENTLY UNEQUAL OR DISADVANTAGED (THE OBJECTS).4.4 NOTHING IN THESE ARTICLES SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE COMPANY FOR ANY PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

**Activities:** Soroptimist International Great Britain and Ireland (SIGBI) Limited is a charity working to improve the lives of women and girls through its programme work.  Working to the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals and the 5 P.s - Partnerships, Peace, People, Planet and Prosperity - our volunteers undertake projects on the ground and fund-raise to educate, empower and enable women and girls.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Anguilla
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Grenada
- Guernsey
- India
- Ireland
- Isle Of Man
- Jamaica
- Jersey
- Malta
- Nepal
- Northern Ireland
- Pakistan
- Saint Vincent
- Scotland
- Sri Lanka
- Trinidad And Tobago
- Turks And Caicos Islands
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £468370 | £391302 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £418011 | £323078 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £291087 | £288380 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £296523 | £260934 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £319575 | £247026 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Carol Lindsay Green — appointed Oct. 29, 2022
- Christine Corless — appointed Nov. 5, 2023
- GWYNNETH HILARY O'ROURKE — appointed Nov. 4, 2023
- Kathleen Veronica Belinis — appointed Nov. 2, 2025
- Sandra Ann Taylor — appointed March 14, 2025
- Victoria Louise Parry — appointed Nov. 15, 2025