INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE, U.K

Charity number: 1065972
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The International Rescue Committee UK is an independent British charity, established in 1997 as part of the International Rescue Committee network. The IRC provides emergency relief, protection of human rights, post-conflict reconstruction, resettlement assistance & advocacy to those uprooted or affected by violent conflict, oppression and natural disaster in countries around the world.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2023

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.

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity has one or more trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Afghanistan
  • Bangladesh
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burma
  • Burundi
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Colombia
  • Congo (Democratic Republic)
  • Ethiopia
  • Iraq
  • Ivory Coast
  • Jordan
  • Kenya
  • Lebanon
  • Liberia
  • Libya
  • Mali
  • Mexico
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Pakistan
  • Poland
  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia
  • South Sudan
  • Syria
  • Tanzania
  • Thailand
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • Yemen
  • Zimbabwe

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 November 1997: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE (Working name)
  • IRC (Working name)
  • IRC-UK (Working name)
  • IRC EUROPE (Previous name)
Company number:
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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media 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
Joseph Michael McCarthy Trustee 29 October 2024
None on record
Laura Fleur Round Trustee 29 October 2024
None on record
Henriette Kolb Trustee 29 October 2024
None on record
Nicola Kathryn Pollitt Trustee 29 October 2024
None on record
Natalie Lynn Au Trustee 11 October 2023
None on record
Martin Hyman Trustee 15 May 2023
HIAS+JCORE
Received: On time
Noelia Serrano Trustee 07 July 2022
None on record
Huey Nhan-O'Reilly Trustee 08 July 2021
None on record
Najwa Al Abdallah Trustee 08 July 2021
None on record
Dr TITILOLA BANJOKO Trustee 20 October 2020
GLOBAL HEALTH PARTNERSHIPS
Received: On time
FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Received: On time
Cressida Pollock Trustee 01 March 2019
LTPP
Received: 48 days late
Ciaran Donnelly Trustee 26 October 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2019 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023
Total gross income £133.43m £113.91m £115.72m £114.43m £122.09m
Total expenditure £133.45m £113.55m £113.77m £109.35m £122.43m
Income from government contracts N/A £2.58m N/A £2.97m £4.18m
Income from government grants £52.61m £56.67m £57.30m £26.33m £22.17m
Income - Donations and legacies £1.57m £2.63m £3.59m £11.19m £7.12m
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £2.00k £82.00k
Income - Charitable activities £131.80m £111.27m £111.20m £103.17m £114.75m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £52.00k £19.00k £0 £72.00k £147.00k
Income - Other £0 £0 £927.00k £0 £0
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £129.86m £109.53m £110.17m £103.78m £115.93m
Expenditure - Raising funds £3.60m £4.02m £3.60m £5.58m £6.49m
Expenditure - Governance £0 £51.00k £56.00k £65.00k £71.00k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £101.20m £93.04m £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 30/09/2019 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023
Own use assets £421.00k £350.00k £285.00k £214.00k £171.00k
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £52.95m £52.86m £49.03m £60.82m £71.11m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £50.58m £50.06m £44.22m £50.86m £61.44m

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 September 2023 25 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 25 July 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 25 July 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 25 July 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 29 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 29 July 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2020 21 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 21 July 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2019 31 July 2020 1 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2019 31 July 2020 1 days late Download Open in new window
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Contact information

Address:
International Rescue Committee
100 Wood Street
LONDON
EC2V 7AN
Phone:
02039832727