ACTION ON ARMED VIOLENCE

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
AOAV researches the threat and impact of weapons in order to reduce the risks that provoke violence and conflict and to support the recovery of victims. We work with civil society partners and with governments to strengthen international laws on the use of conventional weapons, to build recognition of the rights of victims of armed violence.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023
People

6 Trustee(s)
20 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
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£70k to £80k | 1 |
Fundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- General Charitable Purposes
- Education/training
- Disability
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Children/young People
- People With Disabilities
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Other Charitable Activities
- Tower Hamlets
Governance
- 19 December 2007: Standard registration
- HUMAN SECURITY ACTION (Previous name)
- LANDMINE ACTION CHARITABLE TRUST (Previous name)
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- 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
- 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
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
6 Trustee(s)
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Olivia Helena Mary Dix | Trustee | 21 December 2023 |
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Dr Jack Denny | Trustee | 31 May 2023 |
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Leanna Burnard | Trustee | 15 December 2022 |
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Rocco Faustus Blume | Trustee | 22 May 2022 |
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Professor Theodora-Ismene Gizelis | Trustee | 15 December 2021 |
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Dr Saleyha Ahsan | Trustee | 18 March 2021 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/12/2019 | 31/12/2020 | 31/12/2021 | 31/12/2022 | 31/12/2023 | ||
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Total gross income | £174.44k | £170.67k | £201.82k | £163.88k | £170.24k | |
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Total expenditure | £144.98k | £170.30k | £196.15k | £183.34k | £169.08k | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 December 2023 | 05 September 2024 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2023 | 05 September 2024 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2022 | 19 September 2023 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2022 | 19 September 2023 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2021 | 21 July 2022 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2021 | 21 July 2022 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2020 | 30 September 2021 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2020 | 30 September 2021 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2019 | 13 October 2020 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2019 | 13 October 2020 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 25 SEPTEMBER 2007 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 11 DECEMBER 2007 AND CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION UPON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 9 JANUARY 2008 AND CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION UPON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 8 JUNE 2010
Charitable objects
1 TO PROMOTE THE PROTECTION OF INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES FROM THE EFFECTS OF HUMAN CONFLICT, AND IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION FROM LANDMINES AND UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE; 2 TO PROVIDE REHABILITATIVE SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY HUMAN CONFLICT, AND IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION BY LANDMINES AND UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE; 3 TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, DECISION MAKERS, POLICY MAKERS, RESEARCHERS AND THE NATIONAL AND INTERNTIONAL MEDIA ABOUT THE HUMANITARIAN, DEVELOPMENTAL, MEDICAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS IMPACT OF DIFFERENT WEAPON TECHNOLOGIES; 4 TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF CIVIL SOCIETY AND GOVERNMENTS TO ASSESS, CONTROL AND ALLEVIATE THE EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT WEAPON TECHNOLOGIES; AND 5 TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT THE IMPROVEMENT, UNIVERSALISATION AND FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL AND INTERNTIONAL LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE PROTECTION FOR CIVILIANS FROM THE EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT WEAPON TECHNOLOGIES AND TO FURTHER ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT THE IMPROVEMENT, UNIVERSALISATION AND FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF ANY LEGISLATION WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE ASSIST IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS.
Area of benefit
UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS
Contact information
- Address:
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Action on Armed VIolence
405 Mile End Road
LONDON
E34PB
- Phone:
- 07984645145
- Email:
- IOVERTON@AOAV.ORG.UK
- Website:
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