THE DEATH PENALTY PROJECT CHARITABLE TRUST

Charity Number: 1115035
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charity is a grant giver which provides funds to The Death Penalty Project Limited (DPP Ltd), enabling it to provide free legal representation to prisoners under sentence of death. The charity and DPP Ltd also conduct capacity building programmes for legal and medical professionals; and develop and commission research studies on issues surrounding the death penalty.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £92,363
Total expenditure: £103,024

People

3 Trustee(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:
  • Education/training
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • 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 London
  • Antigua And Barbuda
  • Bangladesh
  • Barbados
  • Belarus
  • Belize
  • Dominica
  • Ghana
  • Grenada
  • Guyana
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Jamaica
  • Japan
  • Kenya
  • Malawi
  • Malaysia
  • Nigeria
  • Saint Vincent
  • Sierra Leone
  • Singapore
  • St Kitts And Nevis
  • St Lucia
  • Taiwan
  • Tanzania
  • The Bahamas
  • Trinidad And Tobago
  • Uganda
  • Zimbabwe

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 July 2006: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • THE DEATH PENALTY PROJECT CHARITABLE TRUST (Working name)
  • THE DEATH PENALTY PROJECT (CT) (Previous name)
  • THE DEATH PENALTY PROJECT 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
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
ANTHONY CHARLES BURTON CBE Chair
THE ENGLISH STAGE COMPANY LIMITED
Received: 34 days late
SIMON GOLDBERG Trustee
None on record
EDWARD FITZGERALD QC 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 £211.48k £146.67k £209.27k £172.50k £92.36k
Total expenditure £214.02k £144.60k £182.25k £204.62k £103.02k
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 2023 01 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 01 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 18 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 18 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 31 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 31 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 31 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 31 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 22 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 22 October 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 25/08/2005 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 03/04/2006

Charitable objects

1 TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE CARIBBEAN, ANGLOPHONE AFRICAN COUNTRIES AND ELSEWHERE AND PARTICULARLY THE RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS ACCUSED OF CRIMES THAT ARE PUNISHABLE BY DEATH AND OF THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN SENTENCED TO DEATH; 2 TO PROMOTE THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAW; 3 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND TRAINING IN DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL LAW (INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW), AND IN PARTICULAR CONCERNING THE OPERATION OF THE DEATH PENALTY; AND IN CLAUSE 1 'TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS' MEANS TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE RIGHTS ENSHRINED IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS 1948, THE AMERICAN DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF MAN 1948, THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS 1966, THE AMERICAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS 1978 AND THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES' RIGHTS 1981.

Area of benefit

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

CARIBBEAN, ANGLOPHONE AFRICAN COUNTRIES AND ELSEWHERE

Contact information

Address:
87-91 NEWMAN STREET
LONDON
W1T 3EY
Phone:
02032062748
Email:
info@deathpenaltyproject.org
Website:

www.deathpenaltyproject.org Open in new window