HUMAN RIGHTS AT SEA

Charity number: 1161673
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

HRAS undertakes advocacy, research, investigations, case study development, international programmes, projects and campaigns and educational development for individuals and organisations in the field of maritime human rights.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 November 2023

Total income: £420,754
Total expenditure: £484,391

People

6 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£70k to £80k 1
£110k to £120k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity has one or more trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
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

Governance

Registration history:
  • 14 May 2015: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • HRAS (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Matthew Vickers Chair 01 August 2022
None on record
Professor Steven William Haines Trustee 01 August 2023
None on record
Russell George Harding Trustee 26 May 2023
None on record
Richard Stavis Trustee 31 March 2021
None on record
Alexander Kemp Trustee 27 April 2020
None on record
Ruth Crowell Trustee 27 April 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/05/2019 31/05/2020 31/05/2021 31/05/2022 30/11/2023
Total gross income £96.35k £169.46k £180.10k £296.30k £420.75k
Total expenditure £87.33k £120.49k £185.47k £323.65k £484.39k
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 30 November 2023 27 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2023 27 September 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2022 15 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2022 15 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2021 20 August 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2021 20 August 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2020 29 September 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2020 29 September 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2019 28 September 2019 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2019 28 September 2019 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 14 May 2015 as amended on 09 Oct 2018

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS) FOR SEAFARERS, FISHERMEN AND OTHERS INVOLVED IN WORKING AT SEA THROUGHOUT THE WORLD BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS: · INCREASING GLOBAL AWARENESS OF THE EXPLICIT REQUIREMENT FOR PROTECTION OF, RESPECT FOR AND PROVISION OF EFFECTIVE REMEDIES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES AT SEA THROUGH INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY, THE PUBLISHING OF CASE STUDIES AND WHERE APPLICABLE, THE PROVISION OF TEACHING MATERIALS. · CONTRIBUTING TO THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF EFFECTIVE, ENFORCEABLE AND ACCOUNTABLE REMEDIES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES AT SEA. · INVESTIGATING AND MONITORING ABUSES OF HUMAN RIGHTS AT SEA. · DEVELOPING THE UN GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE MARITIME ENVIRONMENT. · COMMENTING ON AND SUPPORTING PROPOSED NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LEGISLATION, POLICIES AND BEST PRACTICE, WHERE APPLICABLE. IN FURTHERANCE OF THE CIO'S OBJECTS, 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 OBJECTS OF THE CIO TO AN EXTENT JUSTIFIED BY THE RESOURCES TO BE USED IN SUCH AN ACTIVITY.

Contact information

Address:
VBS Langstone Technology Park
Langstone Road
Havant
Hampshire
PO9 1SA
Phone:
07387778977
Email:
enquiries@humanrightsatsea.org
Website:

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