HOSTAGE INTERNATIONAL

Charity number: 1161072
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Hostage International provides practical and emotional support and specialist services to families during and after the kidnap of a loved one, and to hostages after they return home. Hostage International also offers education and training for organisations on family support and hostage reintegration, and advocates for improved government and organisational policy and practice on hostage issues.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £199,304
Total expenditure: £215,908

Total income includes £18,325 from 1 government contract(s) and £80,000 from 1 government grant(s)

People

8 Trustee(s)

8 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£80k to £90k 1

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
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Australia
  • Canada
  • Lebanon
  • Netherlands
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland
  • South Africa

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 March 2015: CIO registration
  • 03 September 2015: Funds received from 1101851 HOSTAGE UK
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • HOSTAGE (Working name)
  • HOSTAGE UK (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Donald Melville McGown Trustee 04 March 2025
None on record
Sarah Katharine Gleadhall Trustee 04 March 2025
None on record
Niall Andrew McEnery MacGinnis Trustee 04 March 2025
None on record
James Brandon Trustee 04 March 2025
None on record
Jantine Van Hervijnen Trustee 04 March 2025
None on record
Pulina Whitaker Trustee 05 November 2018
None on record
Claire Browne Trustee 23 July 2018
None on record
Elisabeth Anne Bassett Trustee 27 February 2018
THE BEDFORD PARK SOCIETY
Received: On time
SAIDIA CHILDREN'S CHARITY (KENYA)
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £214.02k £213.11k £204.29k £281.14k £199.30k
Total expenditure £176.54k £154.52k £160.48k £206.12k £215.91k
Income from government contracts N/A £21.00k £21.00k £44.24k £18.33k
Income from government grants £55.00k £40.00k £60.00k £80.00k £80.00k

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 2025 20 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 20 January 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 14 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 14 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 08 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 08 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 24 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 24 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 23 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 23 December 2021 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 26 MAR 2015 AMENDED ON 05 DEC 2017 as amended on 20 Mar 2024

Charitable objects

The Objects of the CIO are: To relieve the suffering of victims of hostage-taking (which expression shall include kidnapping and abduction) and of state-perpetrated arbitrary detentions, being the hostages or detainees and their families or the released hostages or detainees and their families by: (a) Providing support to the hostages or detainees and their families during and after a hostage-taking or arbitrary detention; (b) Providing education and training relating to the support of victims of hostage-taking and arbitrary detention and similar incidents; (c) Advocating for better support for the victims of hostage-taking and arbitrary detention; and (d) Advancing public knowledge and understanding of hostage-taking and arbitrary detention and their effects. Nothing in this constitution shall authorise an application of the property of the CIO for the purposes which are not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and section 2 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.

Contact information

Address:
Brigham House
High Street
Biggleswade
Bedfordshire
SG18 0LD
Phone:
0845 608 1360
Email:
info@hostageinternational.org
Website:

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