Registered charity (CIO) · London
The Girls' Network
The Girls' Network is a registered charity (number 1156517) based in London, governed by 8 trustees and chaired by Amy Whittall since 2026. Latest income £1.3m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as TGN (Charity Commission)
- 8 trustees
- Income £1.3m (2025)
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training
- Where
- Throughout England
- Website
- www.thegirlsnetwork.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2014
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£1.3m£974k
- 2024£901k£910k
- 2023£1.2m£1.5m
Earlier years
- 2022£1.1m£808k
- 2021£978k£671k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 3%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE EDUCATION OF GIRLS YOUNG WOMEN IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO MAKING FACILITIES AND SERVICES AVAILABLE TO THEM WITH THE PARTICULAR (BUT NOT LIMITED) AIM OF HELPING THEM WIN PLACES AT UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES OR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
Grants received
23 grants · £1,170,786 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £754,725 (2 grants)
- The Michael And Betty Little Trust · £135,000 (3 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £67,186
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £50,000
- The Clothworkers' Foundation · £42,000
Most recent
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
8 trustees on the board
- Amy Whittall Chair since 2026
- Hannah Essex since 2014
- Helen Fleming since 2026
- Josie Tree since 2026
- Lauren Mcciuskey since 2023
- Michelle Rodrigues since 2018
- Mousumi Kanjilal Williams since 2026
- Rachel Smith since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Hannah Essex since 2014
- Michelle Rodrigues since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Amy Whittall Chair since 2026
- Hannah Essex since 2014
- Helen Fleming since 2026
- Josie Tree since 2026
- Lauren Mcciuskey since 2023
- Michelle Rodrigues since 2018
- Rachel Smith since 2026
Portfolio (1)
- Mousumi Kanjilal Williams since 2026
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
3.4 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 6.6 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1156517
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Association Registered 03 Apr 2014
- Contact on the register
- 07498049579 · finance@thegirlsnetwork.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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