EQUALITY NOW

Charity number: 1107613
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Equality Now works for the protection and promotion of the human rights of women and girls around the world. Working with national women's rights organisations and individual activists, we document violence and discrimination against women and girls and add an international action overlay to support their efforts to advance equality rights and defend individual women who are suffering abuse.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income:
£2,085,153

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Donations and legacies £2.08m
Charitable activities £0
Other trading activities £0
Investments £1.72k
Other £1.16k

Total expenditure:
£2,381,082

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Raising funds £0
Charitable activities £2.38m
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £0
Charitable expenditure £2.38m

People

17 Employee(s)

6 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 5
£70k to £80k 2
£100k to £110k 1
£120k to £130k 2

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:
  • Education/training
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 January 2005: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
04926476 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
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management 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
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
Melissa Berman Trustee 01 January 2025
ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS EUROPE LIMITED
Received: On time
Julia Mary Middleton Trustee 15 March 2024
None on record
Yasmin Waljee Trustee 28 April 2023
None on record
Sharmila Sinha Trustee 10 January 2023
None on record
Chadia El Meouchi Trustee 02 April 2022
None on record
Patricia Amira Trustee 15 May 2020
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 £1.22m £982.33k £1.48m £2.30m £2.09m
Total expenditure £1.01m £1.01m £1.26m £1.81m £2.38m
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
Income - Donations and legacies £10.77k £11.03k £24.61k £28.24k £2.08m
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £1.20m £970.31k £1.45m £2.27m £0
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £61 £99 £21 £157 £1.72k
Income - Other £10.23k £895 £976 £449 £1.16k
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £24.00k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £1.01m £1.01m £1.26m £1.81m £2.38m
Expenditure - Raising funds £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Governance £4.99k £4.91k £6.16k £16.60k £15.74k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £153.22k £185.98k £192.83k £48.42k
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £4.25k £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Own use assets £2.09k £4.25k £0 £0 £0
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £455.41k £677.38k £737.98k £1.16m £894.95k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £46.01k £302.37k £143.38k £78.83k £110.76k

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 30 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 30 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 10 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 10 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 26 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 26 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 06 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 06 July 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 28 July 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 28 July 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 09/10/2003 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/01/2005 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14/12/2015 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21 MAY 2016 as amended on 07 Mar 2019 as amended on 19 Jul 2022

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS (AS DEFINED IN THIS CLAUSE) OF WOMEN AND IN PARTICULAR: 1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY CARRYING OUT RESEARCH INTO THE MAINTENANCE AND OBSERVANCE OF HUMAN RIGHTS, PARTICULARLY AS RELATES TO WOMEN, AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH; 2. TO PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS, PARTICULARLY AS RELATES TO WOMEN, BY DISSEMINATING MATERIALS REGARDING THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF WOMEN AND THE VIOLATION OF SUCH HUMAN RIGHTS; 3. TO PROCURE, THROUGH INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY, THE ABOLITION OF DISCRIMINATION AND VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN; 4. TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO NEEDY VICTIMS OF BREACHES OF HUMAN RIGHTS, PARTICULARLY WOMEN; "DOMESTIC HUMAN RIGHTS" MEANS THOSE HUMAN RIGHTS WHICH: (1) CONSTITUTE FREEDOM FROM GENOCIDE, SLAVERY OR THE SLAVE TRADE, UNLAWFUL FORCED LABOUR, EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLING OR TORTURE; OR (2) ARE ENSHRINED OR INCORPORATED INTO THE DOMESTIC LAW OF THE COUNTRY IN WHICH IT IS SOUGHT TO PROMOTE THOSE RIGHTS; OR (3) DEFINED IN ANY INTERNATIONAL TREATY ON HUMAN RIGHTS (INCLUDING THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS OF 1950, AND ANY SUCH DECLARATION RESOLUTION OR CONVENTION OF THE UNITED NATIONS OR ANY OF ITS ORGANS OR AGENCIES OR ANY TREATY OR INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO BY ANY MEMBER OF THE UNITED NATIONS THAT IS REGISTERED UNDER ARTICLE 102(1) OF THE UNITED NATIONS CHARTER, INCLUDING IN ALL CASES ANY SUPPORTING DOCUMENT AND ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENT AND INCLUDING THOSE RULES AND LAWS WHICH FALL INTO THIS CATEGORY AND WHICH MAY BE DESCRIBED AS "INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW" WHICH CAN BE ENFORCED IN RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL). "INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS" MEANS ANY RIGHTS SECURED BY INTERNATIONAL LAW, WHICH DO NOT FALL WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF DOMESTIC HUMAN RIGHTS.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, WORLDWIDE.

Contact information

Address:
c/o Azets Holdings Ltd
Burnham Yard
London End
BEACONSFIELD
Buckinghamshire
HP9 2JH
Phone:
07445699371
Email:
ukinfo@equalitynow.org
Website:

www.equalitynow.org Open in new window