Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 0
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Grant maker support: +0
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

HUMAN RELIEF FOUNDATION 

Provides humanitarian aid and assistance by responding to emergencies and empowering societies through education and training. The Foundation accepts donations from individuals and institutions within UK and international which are used to implement its humanitarian projects. HRF was first registered with the Charity Commission in 1995 (1043676), then became a company limited by guarantee in 2007.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • 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
Established: 16 years

www.hrf.org.uk

donate@hrf.org.uk

01274392727

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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£13,866£13,278£587£1,323£6,733£2370.247100
31/12/21*£10,220£9,300£920£1,386£6,146£1,3391.752100
31/12/20£9,500£8,415£1,084£1,261£5,226£1,393268100
31/12/19£8,164£7,977£188£1,271£4,142£1,6812.565100
31/12/18£6,108£5,561£547£1,243£3,954£2,1694.757100
31/12/17£6,527£5,947£580£1,176£3,407£1,9984540
31/12/16£5,650£4,643£1,007£992£2,909£2,2735.9500
31/12/15*£4,090£4,475£-386£953£1,901£1,8585410
31/12/14£3,839£3,282£557£748£2,287£2,1567.9260
31/12/13*£3,952£4,063£-110£586£2,026£2,0266280
31/12/12*£4,277£4,343£-66£460£2,118£2,1185.9280
31/12/11£2,830£2,236£594£455£2,152£2,15211.6210
31/12/10£2,066£2,303£-238£701£1,628£-159-0.8200
31/12/09*£2,152£2,392£-240£837£1,867£1,8679.4230

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 9.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 10%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 12%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 4%
Reserves/Spending: 0.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 5.6
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Bangladesh, France, Ghana, India, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Throughout England, Turkey, Yemen,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 47 employees
  • 100 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Human Relief Foundation
£3,470 29/11/2017
We need funds for winter clothing and blankets and to provide medical aid to the most vulnerable.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 38-45
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/10/2008, number: 1126281
  • Registered at Companies House on 30/03/2007, number: 06195282
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR21: 7 days late, AR15: 5 days late, AR13: 33 days late, AR12: 4 days late, AR09: 18 days late,
Main office

Human Relief Foundation
2 Claremont
BRADFORD
West Yorkshire
BD7 1BQ

Objectives

TO MAKE DONATIONS TO SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS AND INDIVIDUALS AT SUCH TIME AND SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT, FOR THE WORLDWIDE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS, PROTECTION, PRESERVATION OF GOOD HEALTH AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

OVERSEAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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