HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH CHARITABLE TRUST

Charity number: 1100101
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Advancing local and international education in human rights by teaching, producing materials or by conducting or commissioning research and publishing results of such research Raising public awareness of human rights through use of publications, lectures, human rights awards, the media, public advocacy, and other means of communication. Promoting the enforcement of domestic human rights law

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2023

Total income:
£2,266,759

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Donations and legacies £2.27m
Charitable activities £0
Other trading activities £0
Investments £0
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£2,266,759

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Raising funds £25.23k
Charitable activities £2.24m
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £25.23k
Charitable expenditure £2.24m

People

4 Trustee(s)

2 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 15 October 2003: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Marusya Kris Lazo Trustee 19 September 2023
None on record
Will Dufton Trustee 29 October 2019
None on record
Jemima Stratford QC Trustee 09 April 2019
None on record
LINDA LAKHDHIR Trustee 30 September 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2019 30/06/2020 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023
Total gross income £2.49m £1.57m £1.98m £2.53m £2.27m
Total expenditure £1.78m £2.46m £2.45m £2.93m £2.27m
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
Income - Donations and legacies £2.49m £1.57m £1.98m £2.53m £2.27m
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £335 £871 £205 £28 £0
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £1.78m £2.44m £2.43m £2.91m £2.24m
Expenditure - Raising funds £0 £20.51k £17.05k £20.89k £25.23k
Expenditure - Governance £18.56k £6.60k £0 £0 £10.57k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 30/06/2019 30/06/2020 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023
Own use assets £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £1.86m £976.35k £647.94k £482.51k £871.76k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £7.85k £8.75k £147.32k £382.51k £771.76k

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 30 June 2023 30 April 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 30 April 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2022 29 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 29 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2021 15 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 15 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2020 03 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2020 03 March 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2019 23 April 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2019 23 April 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 26 SEPTEMBER 2000 AND DEED OF VARIATION DATED 14 OCTOBER 2003.

Charitable objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND AND ITS INCOME UPON TRUST TO APPLY THEM FOR:- (1) THE PROMOTION OF DOMESTIC HUMAN RIGHTS INCLUDING THE ELIMINATION OF THE INFRINGEMENT OF THOSE RIGHTS AND THE PROMOTION OF EFFECTIVE REMEDIES FOLLOWING ANY BREACH, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY :- (A)ADVANCING EDUCATION IN HUMAN RIGHTS WHETHER BY TEACHING PRODUCING MATERIALS OR BY CONDUCTING OR COMMISSIONING RESEARCH (AND PUBLISHING THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH),(B) RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS AND CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF HUMAN RIGHTS BY THE USE OF PUBLICATION, LECTURE, HUMAN RIGHTS AWARDS, THE MEDIA, PUBLIC ADVOCACY AND OTHER MEANS OF COMMUNICATION, (C) PROMOTING THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF DOMESTIC HUMAN RIGHTS LAW BY CONDUCTING OR COMMISSIONING RESEARCH IN DOMESTIC HUMAN RIGHTS AND PUBLISHING THE SAME TO THE PUBLIC, (D) PROMOTING THE ENFORCEMENT OF DOMESTIC HUMAN RIGHTS LAW, AND (2) THE PROMOTION OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLICBY:- (A) ADVANCING EDUCATION IN HUMAN RIGHTS WHETHER BY TEACHING, PRODUCING MATERIALS OR BY CONDUCTING OR COMMISSIONING RESEARCH ( AND PUBLISHING THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH), (B) RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS AND CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF HUMAN RIGHTS BY THE USE OF PUBLICATIONS, LECTURES,HUMAN RIGHTS AWARDS, THE MEDIA, PUBLIC ADVOCACY AND OTHER MEANS OF COMMUNICATION PROVIDED THAT THIS DOES NOT EXTEND TO PROMOTING DIRECTLY A CHANGE IN THE LAW OR GOVERNMENT POLICY OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS OF GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES; '' DOMESTIC HUMAN RIGHTS '' MEANS THOSE HUMAN RIGHTS WHICH (1) CONSTITUTE FREEDOM FROM GENOCIDE, SLAVERY OR THE SLAVE TRADE, UNLAWFUL FORCED LABOUR, EXTRA - JUDICIAL KILLING OR TORTURE; OR (2) ARE ENSHRINED OR INCORPORATED INTO THE DOMESTIC LAW OF THE COUNTRY IN WHICH IT IS SOUGHT TO PROMOTE THOSE RIGHTS; OR (3) DEFINED IN ANY INTERNATIONAL TREATY ON HUMAN RIGHTS (INCLUDING THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS OF 1950 AND ANY SUCH DECLARATION, RESOLUTION OR CONVENTION OF THE UNITED NATIONS OR ANY OF ITS ORGANS OR AGENCIES OR ANY TREATY OR INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO BY ANY MEMBER OF THE UNITED NATIONS THAT IS REGISTERED UNDER ARTICLE 102(1) OF THE UNITED NATIONS CHARTER, INCLUDING IN ALL CASES ANY SUPPORTING DOCUMENT AND ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENT AND INCLUDING THOSE RULES AND LAWS THAT FALL IN THIS CATEGORY AND MAY BE DESCRIBED AS " INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW ") WHICH CAN BE ENFORCED IN A RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL" "INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS" MEANS ANY RIGHTS SECURED BY INTERNATIONAL LAW WHICH DO NOT FALL WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF DOMESTIC HUMAN RIGHTS.

Area of benefit

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

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Contact information

Address:
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
AUDREY HOUSE
16-20 ELY PLACE
LONDON
EC1N 6SN
Phone:
02076184721
Email:
No information available
Website:

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