The partners of The Children's Investment Fund Management, a London hedge fund manager that last year ousted directors of Deutsche Börse, have shared £17m (€24.1m) between them in addition to donating about £50m to charity.

The accounts of The Children's Investment Fund Management (UK) Limited Liability Partnership, which have just become available at Companies House, showed £65.6m of profits had been allocated to members of the partnership for the year ended 31 August, 2005. This was the partnership's first full year of operation. Its accounts for the 17-month period ending 31 August 2004 reported a £2.9m allocation.