COUNCIL FOR AT-RISK ACADEMICS

Charity Number: 207471
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To assist academics who are subject to or at risk of discrimination, persecution, suffering or violence, to relieve needs among them and their dependants so that their abilities can continue to be used for the public benefit; to support academics and their institutions in countries where their work is at risk or compromised, to ensure that they can continue to fulfil their role as educators.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income:
£12,464,333

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Donations and legacies £12.35m
Charitable activities £0
Other trading activities £0
Investments £117.87k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£12,246,666

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Raising funds £40.00k
Charitable activities £12.21m
Other £0

£20,253 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £71,709 from 1 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

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.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £40.00k
Charitable expenditure £12.21m
Retained for future use £217.67k

People

20 Employee(s)

12 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 2

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:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Australia
  • Canada
  • France
  • Germany
  • Hong Kong
  • Jordan
  • Malaysia
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland
  • Syria
  • Turkey

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 September 1962: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • CARA (Working name)
  • COUNCIL FOR ASSISTING REFUGEE ACADEMICS (Previous name)
  • SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF SCIENCE AND LEARNING LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • 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

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Professor Dame Nicola Dandridge DBE Chair 25 November 2016
TRINITY LABAN CONSERVATOIRE OF MUSIC AND DANCE
Received: On time
Ben Webster Trustee 22 March 2024
None on record
Sarah Margaret Dickson OBE Trustee 18 January 2024
None on record
Naina Patel Trustee 15 January 2024
None on record
Dr Mehroosh Tak Trustee 11 January 2024
People's Economy
Received: On time
Alan John Mackay Trustee 10 January 2024
None on record
SIMON JAMES KNEVETT BARRATT Trustee 01 June 2023
None on record
Professor Vincent Clive Emery Trustee 01 June 2022
None on record
Vivienne Esther Catherine Stern MBE Trustee 01 June 2022
None on record
Dr Cornelia Katharine Sorabji CBE Trustee 01 June 2022
None on record
Dr JOANNA FRANCES NEWMAN MBE Trustee 07 June 2017
None on record
PROFESSOR PAUL WEINDLING Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £2.25m £2.67m £3.08m £6.14m £12.46m
Total expenditure £2.46m £2.38m £2.71m £6.45m £12.25m
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 £71.71k
Income - Donations and legacies £2.24m £2.66m £3.08m £6.13m £12.35m
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 £6.59k £6.40k £4.84k £6.86k £117.87k
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £114.00k £10.00k £58.53k £20.87k £5.00k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £2.46m £2.38m £2.66m £6.45m £12.21m
Expenditure - Raising funds £3.16k £4.59k £48.95k £6.74k £40.00k
Expenditure - Governance £18.17k £14.16k £15.31k £15.59k £16.68k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £2.94k £0 £3.41k £3.30k £3.28k
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 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Own use assets £1.89k £569 £10.63k £13.24k £10.37k
Long-term investments £328.25k £343.46k £383.26k £321.28k £6.34m
Other assets £1.80m £1.60m £2.08m £9.32m £3.95m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £1.35m £860.61k £975.70k £8.54m £8.94m

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 2023 30 August 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 30 August 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 26 September 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 26 September 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 04 August 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 04 August 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 29 June 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 29 June 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 23 June 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 23 June 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 10/11/1959 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 06/03/2013 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 17/03/2014 as amended on 07 Dec 2022

Charitable objects

2.1 TO ASSIST ACADEMICS, WHO HAVE BEEN, OR ARE, OR ARE AT RISK OF BEING, SUBJECT TO DISCRIMINATION, PERSECUTION, SUFFERING OR VIOLENCE ON ACCOUNT OF RACE, RELIGION, NATIONALITY, MEMBERSHIP OF A PARTICULAR SOCIAL GROUP, OR POLITICAL OPINION, TO RELIEVE NEEDS AMONG THEM AND THEIR DEPENDANTS AND ENSURE THAT THEIR SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES CAN CONTINUE TO BE USED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC; 2.2 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY SUPPORTING ACADEMICS AND THEIR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN COUNTRIES WHERE THEIR CONTINUING WORK IS AT RISK OR COMPROMISED, TO ENSURE THAT SUCH ACADEMICS AND INSTITUTIONS CAN CONTINUE TO FULFIL THEIR CRITICAL ROLE AS EDUCATORS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Council for at Risk Academics
South Bank Technopark
90 London Road
LONDON
SE1 6LN
Phone:
02070210882
Email:
info@cara.ngo
Website:

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