SUPPORT A SURVIVOR OF TORTURE

Charity number: 1160787
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We have been offering group support to survivors of torture - offering group counselling in their mother tongue, english classes and therapeutic art classes, as well as trying to enroll them in existing services.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 25 February 2024

Total income: £195,210
Total expenditure: £304,417

People

4 Trustee(s)

6 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 March 2015: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • SAST (Working name)
Company number:
CE003653 Open in new window
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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Madeleine Crowther Chair 02 August 2021
None on record
Susan Mary Wates MBE Trustee 20 May 2024
ACCESS 4
Charity reporting is overdue by 532 days
FREDERIC CARVER Trustee 13 October 2014
None on record
KARUNAKHARAN PATHMANATHAN Trustee 03 October 2014
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 25/02/2020 25/02/2021 25/02/2022 25/02/2023 25/02/2024
Total gross income £140.37k £272.41k £211.81k £223.04k £195.21k
Total expenditure £105.41k £224.75k £175.20k £165.32k £304.42k
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 25 February 2024 06 September 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 25 February 2024 06 September 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 25 February 2023 24 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 25 February 2023 24 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 25 February 2022 21 August 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 25 February 2022 21 August 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 25 February 2021 01 July 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 25 February 2021 01 July 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 25 February 2020 09 October 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 25 February 2020 09 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.

CIO - Foundation Registered 09 Mar 2015

Charitable objects

1) TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS) AMONG TORTURE SURVIVORS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS: •MONITORING ABUSES OF HUMAN RIGHTS; •OBTAINING REDRESS FOR THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE; •RELIEVING NEED AMONG THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE; •RESEARCH INTO HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES; •EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS; •PROVIDING TECHNICAL ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS ON HUMAN RIGHTS MATTERS; •CONTRIBUTING TO THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS LAW; •COMMENTING ON PROPOSED HUMAN RIGHTS LEGISLATION; •RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES; •PROMOTING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS; •PROMOTING RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATIONS; •INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY OF HUMAN RIGHTS; •ELIMINATING INFRINGEMENTS OF HUMAN RIGHTS. IN FURTHERANCE OF THAT OBJECT BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER: TO ENGAGE IN POLITICAL ACTIVITY PROVIDED THAT THE TRUSTEES ARE SATISFIED THAT THE PROPOSED ACTIVITIES WILL FURTHER THE PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY TO AN EXTENT JUSTIFIED BY THE RESOURCES COMMITTED AND THE ACTIVITY IS NOT THE DOMINANT MEANS BY WHICH THE CHARITY CARRIES OUT ITS OBJECTS. 2) THE RELIEF OF TORTURE SURVIVORS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED DUE TO FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, PHYSICAL AND/OR MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE BY THE PROVISION OF PRACTICAL SUPPORT AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE, A “TORTURE SURVIVOR” IS DEFINED AS SOMEONE WHO HAS MADE A CLAIM OF TORTURE ARISING FROM THEIR POLITICAL ACTIVITIES OR VIEWS, ETHNIC, NATIONAL OR RELIGIOUS PROFILE OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION.

Contact information

Address:
Suite 94
95 Wilton Road
LONDON
SW1V 1BZ
Phone:
07946488089
Email:
torturesurvivors@yahoo.co.uk
Website:

https://survivoroftorture.org.uk Open in new window