ACTION AGAINST ABDUCTION

Charity number: 1081904
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Action Against Abduction's mission is to keep our children safe from abduction. To do this we: 1. Develop policy and practice that prevents child abduction 2. Develop policy and practice that achieves positive outcomes in cases of child abduction 3. Research and analyse the nature and scale of child abduction 4. Ensure parents and professionals are equipped to keep children safe.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2022

Total income: £11,083
Total expenditure: £5,225

People

5 Trustee(s)

5 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

This charity raises funds from the public but does not work with professional fundraisers or commercial participators.

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 08 August 2000: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • PACT (Working name)
  • PARENTS AND ABDUCTED CHILDREN TOGETHER (Previous name)
  • THE INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN (Previous name)
Company number:
03790585 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Clifford Isabelle Trustee 10 July 2023
None on record
Benjamin Wright Trustee 22 November 2022
None on record
Geoff Newiss Trustee 20 December 2017
None on record
Jacqueline Halton Trustee 20 December 2017
None on record
Ben Glazier Trustee 01 October 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2018 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022
Total gross income £2.01k £21.97k £8.32k £3.60k £11.08k
Total expenditure £1.41k £3.77k £23.23k £5.83k £5.23k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2022 30 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2021 29 September 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 29 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2019 30 October 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2018 05 February 2020 97 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2018 Not Required
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 16/06/1999 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/07/2000 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 01/09/2015

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE TO :- (I) RELIEVE THE DISTRESS AND SUFFERING AND TO PROMOTE THE CARE AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD (WITHOUT DIFFERENTIATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE, COLOUR, NATIONALITY, CREED OR SEX) WHO HAVE BEEN ABDUCTED, WHO HAVE GONE MISSING, OR WHO HAVE OTHERWISE BEEN EXPLOITED BY: - PROMOTING COMPLIANCE WITH AND UPHOLDING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAW IN PARTICULAR AS IT GOVERNS THE INTERNATIONAL ABDUCTION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS; - ASSISTING IN THE TRACKING AND LOCATING OF MISSING CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS WORLD-WIDE AND BY ENHANCING ON AN INTERNATIONAL LEVEL AWARENESS OF THE PROBLEM OF MISSING CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS AND OF THE EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS; - CONDUCTING RESEARCH INTO NATURE, EXTENT, AND EFFECT OF AND ISSUES SURROUNDING THE INTERNATIONAL ABDUCTION OF CHILDREN; - PROVIDING INFORMATION AND ADVICE TO INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS, AGENCIES AND GOVERNMENTS ABOUT THE TRACKING AND LOCATING OF MISSING CHILDREN WORLD-WIDE. (II) PROTECT AND ENCOURAGE THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS FROM EXPLOITATION AND VICTIMISATION ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD WITHOUT DIFFERENTIATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE, NATIONALITY, CREED OR SEX; (III) RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AND TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH MAY BE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE COMPANY MAY DECIDE.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

WORLDWIDE

Contact information

Address:
C/o Glazier Design
2nd Floor
40 Mortimer Street
Fitzrovia
London
W1W 7RQ
Phone:
02380335325
Email:
No information available
Website:

www.actionagainstabduction.org Open in new window