Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 3
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • All male board: -3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

HUMANITARIAN AID RELIEF TRUST 

Providing aid to those who are, or have recently been, suffering from war, conflict and/or oppression; focusing on forgotten people in forgotten lands.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board is completely male
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£723£689£35£126£227£1031.862
31/12/21£583£633£-50£122£193£1122.173
31/12/20£546£521£26£82£242£1062.462
31/12/19£558£692£-134£100£217£1292.258
31/12/18£785£605£180£76£351£2034518
31/12/17£647£598£49£58£171£1072.150
31/12/16£723£856£-133£378£122£911.370
31/12/15£748£691£57£109£256£1793.150
31/12/14£722£778£-56£128£199£1362.160
31/12/13£807£793£14£111£255£1932.960
31/12/12£741£819£-77£115£241£1612.470
31/12/11£709£677£32£116£318£2153.850
31/12/10£773£756£17£115£286£2193.560
31/12/09£580£503£78£88£269£2345.640
31/12/08£517£502£15£114£192£1834.440
31/12/07£563£506£57£83£176£125340
31/12/06*£349£328£22£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£355£257£98£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 17.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 18.3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 45%
Reserves/Spending: 1.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 11.8
Asset Split ?
Established: 19 years

www.hart-uk.org

office@hart-uk.org

02082054608

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • International poverty relief
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Armenia, Burma, East Timor, India, Nigeria, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Uganda,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 6 employees
  • 2 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 52-68
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/12/2004, number: 1107341
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/09/2004, number: 05227785
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR06: 133 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE INGLEBY CHARITABLE TRUST on 05/01/2024
Main office

Unit 7, Jubilee Business Centre
213 Kingsbury Road
LONDON
NW9 8AQ

Objectives

THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE OF PEOPLE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD WHO ARE THE VICTIMS OF WAR OR NATURAL DISASTER, TROUBLE OR CATASTROPHE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:3.1. THE SUPPLY OF MEDICAL AID;3.2. RELIEF OF FINANCIAL NEED; AND 3.3 THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WORLDWIDE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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