THE CHILDREN'S INVESTMENT FUND FOUNDATION (UK)
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Cash
£162m
USD 217,785,000
+266.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£5.9bn
USD 7,974,679,000
+23.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
234
+4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | £595,536,807 | £231,884,750 | £1,458,808,163 | +529.1% | |
| Cash | £76,044,577 | £44,067,972 | £161,621,521 | +266.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,549,113,169 | £4,790,703,598 | £5,948,371,800 | +24.2% | |
| Net assets | £4,487,125,255 | £4,782,581,184 | £5,918,129,128 | +23.7% | |
| Equity | £4,487,125,255 | £4,782,581,184 | £5,918,129,128 | +23.7% | |
| Average employees | 211 | 225 | 234 | +4% | |
| Wages | — | £23,249,761 | £26,624,861 | +14.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,917,909 | £3,059,535 | £3,456,772 | +13% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £63,569 | £74,021 | £71,985 | -2.8% |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.742 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 5.7% | 3.9% | 3.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.60x | 0.44x | 1.19x |
Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- THE CHILDREN'S INVESTMENT FUND FOUNDATION (UK) 2004-01-30 → present
- THE C-H FOUNDATION 2002-02-08 → 2004-01-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- KPMG
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees have also concluded there are no material uncertainties that could have cast significant doubt over the Group's ability to continue as a going concern for at least a year from the date of approval of the financial statements ("the going concern period").”
Group structure
- THE CHILDREN'S INVESTMENT FUND FOUNDATION (UK) · parent
- Talos Capital Designated Activity Company ("Talos") 100%
- CIFF Capital UK LP ("CIFF Capital") 100%
- CIFF Investments LLP ("CIFF Inv") 100%
- CIFF IP Co Limited ("CIFF IP") 100%
- CIFF Investments II Limited ("CIFF II") 100%
- CIFF General Partner Limited ("CIFF GP") 100%
- CIFF Water Limited ("CIFF Water") 100%
- 86th Street Lender LLP ("86th LLP") 100%
- 11th Avenue Lender LLP ("11th LLP") 100%
- Chiswick Riverside LLP ("Chiswick") 98%
- CIFF 265 East 66 Limited ("CIFF 265") 100%
Significant events
- “During February and March 2026, the Foundation received a total of US$613,986k in restricted funding from TCI FM relating to prior year commitments as disclosed in Note 25.”
- “In 2025, CIFF's Board decided that, as a precautionary measure, and until applicable laws and rules, and the execution of them, are made clearer by relevant authorities, CIFF should redirect its funding to, and restructure its contracts to be with, non-US NGOs.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUNCAN, Bradley Paul | Secretary | 2021-02-10 | — | — |
| GOLDSMITH, Benjamin James | Director | 2015-11-18 | Oct 1980 | British |
| HOHN, Christopher Anthony | Director | 2002-02-08 | Oct 1966 | British |
| LEHTIMAKI, Marko Pekka, Dr | Director | 2021-05-13 | Jul 1966 | Finnish |
| MARSHALL, Ana Wiechers | Director | 2020-09-30 | Jul 1967 | American |
| SIDDIQUI, Masroor Taale | Director | 2015-11-18 | Nov 1971 | American |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BODDINGTON, Eleanor Nancie | Secretary | 2016-12-07 | 2018-05-24 |
| CARNEY, Sean Robert | Secretary | 2011-05-16 | 2012-11-30 |
| COLLIER, Edward John | Secretary | 2012-11-30 | 2016-01-31 |
| GUJADHUR, Tej | Secretary | 2005-08-18 | 2006-06-09 |
| HOHN, Christopher | Secretary | 2002-02-08 | 2005-08-18 |
| LEHTIMAKI, Marko Pekka, Dr | Secretary | 2007-07-26 | 2009-11-27 |
| O'REILLY, Catherine Mary | Secretary | 2006-06-09 | 2007-07-26 |
| PUNN, Shalin | Secretary | 2018-05-24 | 2018-11-09 |
| REEVES, William | Secretary | 2009-11-28 | 2011-02-01 |
| TAYLOR, Donald | Secretary | 2016-03-02 | 2016-11-18 |
| CARGIL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2018-11-09 | 2021-02-10 |
| COOPER HOHN, Jamie Anne | Director | 2002-02-08 | 2020-12-21 |
| DYBUL, Mark, Dr | Director | 2014-02-04 | 2016-03-02 |
| ELIAS, Gerard Joseph | Director | 2007-11-09 | 2016-03-02 |
| LEHTIMAKI, Marko Pekka, Dr | Director | 2002-02-08 | 2009-11-28 |
| MALLOCH-BROWN, George Mark, Lord | Director | 2011-05-31 | 2016-03-02 |
| PANDHARE, Rajan | Director | 2006-06-16 | 2014-05-17 |
| PHUMAPHI, Johannah Joy | Director | 2008-08-26 | 2015-07-27 |
| REEVES, William Huntington | Director | 2008-04-25 | 2011-02-01 |
| SOWA, Theodosia | Director | 2005-06-07 | 2012-01-05 |
| SWEENEY, Graeme Stewart Sutherland | Director | 2014-05-14 | 2021-05-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Jamie Anne Cooper-Hohn | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-12-21 |
| Dr Marko Pekka Lehtimaki | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Sir Christopher Anthony Hohn | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 146 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-03-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2021-01-11 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-05 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-05-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-05-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-03-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-02-25 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-02-25 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2021-02-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-11 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2021-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.