What Global Innovation Fund say about themselves
“The Global Innovation Fund is a non-profit, impact-first investment fund that improves lives by funding social innovations.”
Global Innovation Fund
- Incorporated
- 17 September 2014 (12 years)
- Industry
- Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c. (88990)
- Directors
- Watu Wamae
- Controlled by
- Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
- Accounts type
- Group
- Region
- Greater London
- Address
- 8 Devonshire SquareLondonEC2M 4PL
Website & contact details
- Website
Filing status
- Accounts due
- 31 December 2026
- Last accounts
- 31 December 2024
- Conf. stmt due
- 1 October 2027
- Last conf. stmt
- 17 September 2026
Officers 8 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
Director · Appointed 12 December 2024
British
Born February 1970 (56)
Wamae, Watu
Director · Appointed 12 August 2024
British
Born November 1971
British
Born September 1980 (46)
Weinstein, Jeremy Matthew, Dr
Director · Appointed 31 January 2022
American
Born May 1975 (51)
Kaufman, Kathryn Card
Director · Appointed 11 November 2020
American
Born October 1980 (46)
Director · Appointed 6 March 2020
American
Born February 1958 (68)
Habyarimana, James Paul
Director · Appointed 6 March 2020
American
Born August 1973 (53)
Indian
Born February 1961 (65)
Officer history (26 former)
14 August 2026
Resigned Moynihan, Cillian Michael as Secretary
12 December 2024
12 August 2024
Appointed Wamae, Watu as Director
1 January 2024
31 December 2023
31 December 2023
Resigned Read, Caroline as Director
13 July 2023
Appointed Moynihan, Cillian Michael as Secretary
16 June 2023
Resigned Potter, Melanie Layla as Secretary
20 February 2023
Resigned Siebels, Jane Marie as Director
24 January 2023
Resigned Pearson, Sarah Jayne Prestwood as Director
29 August 2022
Resigned Welch, Darren John as Director
29 August 2022
Appointed Read, Caroline as Director
5 May 2022
Appointed Pearson, Sarah Jayne Prestwood as Director
15 March 2022
Appointed Potter, Melanie Layla as Secretary
11 February 2022
Resigned Baudot, Amelie as Secretary
31 January 2022
Appointed Weinstein, Jeremy Matthew, Dr as Director
30 June 2021
Resigned Christie, Robert Gordon as Director
1 January 2021
Appointed Christie, Robert Gordon as Director
1 January 2021
31 December 2020
Resigned Giambanco, Salvatore Joseph as Director
31 December 2020
Resigned Peak, Elizabeth Mary as Director
31 December 2020
Resigned Jr, Jack Marsden Hawkins as Director
11 November 2020
Appointed Kaufman, Kathryn Card as Director
21 April 2020
Resigned Gnanendran, Velavan as Director
31 March 2020
19 March 2020
6 March 2020
Appointed Peak, Elizabeth Mary as Director
6 March 2020
Appointed Habyarimana, James Paul as Director
6 March 2020
6 March 2020
Resigned Pearson, Sarah Jayne Prestwood, Dr as Director
31 December 2019
Resigned Dercon, Stefan Nicolaas Alfons Anna, Professor as Director
2 December 2019
Appointed Gnanendran, Velavan as Director
15 April 2019
Resigned Gnanendran, Velavan as Director
15 April 2019
Appointed Welch, Darren John as Director
16 February 2019
Appointed Siebels, Jane Marie as Director
4 February 2019
Resigned Kremer, Michael Robert as Director
4 February 2019
Appointed Jr, Jack Marsden Hawkins as Director
8 December 2018
6 May 2018
Resigned Siegelman, Russell as Director
2 February 2018
Resigned Trivelli, Carolina as Director
26 January 2018
Appointed Dercon, Stefan Nicolaas Alfons Anna, Professor as Director
1 January 2018
Appointed Pearson, Sarah Jayne Prestwood, Dr as Director
1 January 2018
Appointed Gnanendran, Velavan as Director
31 December 2017
Resigned Dercon, Stefan Nicolaas Alfons Anna, Professor as Director
23 January 2017
Resigned Duflo, Esther Caroline, Professor as Director
17 March 2016
Appointed Baudot, Amelie as Secretary
17 March 2016
Resigned Carrasco, Katalina as Secretary
4 March 2016
Appointed Trivelli, Carolina as Director
14 December 2015
17 March 2015
Appointed Carrasco, Katalina as Secretary
3 December 2014
Appointed Kremer, Michael Robert as Director
19 September 2014
Appointed Dercon, Stefan Nicolaas Alfons Anna, Professor as Director
19 September 2014
Appointed Duflo, Esther Caroline, Professor as Director
19 September 2014
Appointed Siegelman, Russell as Director
19 September 2014
19 September 2014
Appointed Giambanco, Salvatore Joseph as Director
19 September 2014
19 September 2014
17 September 2014
17 September 2014
Ownership 1 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
Legal person · Notified 6 April 2016
Holds 25–50% of voting rights
Government Department
Holdings 1
Companies where Global Innovation Fund is registered as a person with significant control
Owns 75–100% of shares
Active
Former controllers (1)
6 April 2016
Ceased U.S. Agency for International Development (Usaid) — Holds 25–50% of voting rights
Filings
Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | Resolutions | |||
| 6 October 2025 | Group of companies' accounts | 31 December 2024 | ||
| 1 October 2025 | Director's details changed | |||
| 1 October 2025 | Confirmation statement with no updates | 17 September 2025 | ||
| 22 January 2025 | Appointment of a director |
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