PRISONERS ABROAD

Charity number: 1093710
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We provide advice and support to both Britons in prison abroad and their families in the UK. We send emergency grants to Britons in prison overseas for food, toiletries and basic human necessities. Our resettlement service offers advice and support to British ex-prisoners returning to the UK including emergency grants . We have a range of services for families including national support groups.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

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 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:
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 04 September 2002: Standard registration
  • 25 February 2025: Funds received from 205943 THE CITY AND METROPOLITAN WELFARE CHARITY
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

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
  • Investing charity funds 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 owns and/or leases 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

14 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
NICHOLAS EDWARD TUCKER PRETTEJOHN Chair 07 December 2020
Opera Ventures Productions
Received: On time
Carole Johnson Trustee 29 April 2025
None on record
Kate Lill Trustee 30 April 2024
None on record
Dame Anne Elizabeth Owers DBE Trustee 30 April 2024
None on record
Julian Nicholas Braithwaite Trustee 30 April 2024
None on record
Silvana Keen Trustee 30 April 2024
None on record
Mary Ann Clements Trustee 21 September 2023
None on record
Dr Stephen Attard Trustee 28 September 2022
None on record
Desmond Samuel Skyers Trustee 30 March 2022
None on record
Nicholas Joseph Hamer Smart Trustee 24 September 2020
None on record
Tim Hailes Trustee 12 December 2019
None on record
Phil Maguire OBE Trustee 04 July 2019
None on record
Naetha Uren Trustee 26 June 2018
REFRAME COACHING
Received: On time
Charles Martin Atkinson MA FCA Trustee 04 July 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £1.81m £1.79m £1.61m £1.53m £1.85m
Total expenditure £1.77m £1.63m £1.72m £1.59m £1.71m
Income from government contracts £759.00k £650.50k N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £686.10k £695.00k £695.00k
Income - Donations and legacies £1.79m £1.79m £1.61m £1.53m £1.83m
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 £821 £221 £103 £2.53k £12.33k
Income - Other £22.50k £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £200 £14.00k £9.48k £49.29k £20.23k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £1.44m £1.34m £1.43m £1.26m £1.33m
Expenditure - Raising funds £325.66k £294.25k £288.05k £328.92k £380.41k
Expenditure - Governance £24.66k £0 £24.97k £26.15k £0
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 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets £150.18k £121.93k £98.92k £80.47k £67.36k
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £457.98k £651.51k £580.57k £519.94k £678.98k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £66.76k £78.96k £90.53k £63.63k £71.42k

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 March 2024 20 August 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 20 August 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 06 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 06 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 09 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 09 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 27 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 27 September 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 28 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 28 January 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Contact information

Address:
PRISONERS ABROAD
89-93 FONTHILL ROAD
LONDON
N4 3JH
Phone:
02075616820