Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 6

Low unrestricted reserves: -2

Good trustee age range: +3
Static board: -3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 7

FAIR TRIALS INTERNATIONAL

Fair Trials is a human rights organisation that works to improve respect for the fundamental human right to a fair trial. We do this by: (a) helping people to understand and exercise their rights and ensuring that human stories of injustice are heard; (b) building international networks of fair trial defenders to increase local engagement and expertise and (c) fighting the causes of unfair trials

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

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

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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
31/03/23	*	£1,513	£1,552	£-39	£198	£314	£314	2.4	18	0
31/03/22		£1,523	£1,456	£67	£131	£354	£354	2.9	20	10
31/03/21		£1,378	£1,329	£48	£112	£287	£287	2.6	17	100
31/03/20		£1,309	£1,292	£17	£115	£239	£239	2.2	16	100
31/03/19		£1,208	£1,163	£45	£133	£221	£221	2.3	16	100
31/03/18		£1,076	£1,093	£-17	£121	£176	£176	1.9	16	0
31/03/17		£923	£922	£1	£87	£193	£193	2.5	15	0
31/03/16		£804	£781	£23	£39	£191	£191	2.9	12	0
31/03/15		£635	£618	£17	£37	£175	£175	3.4	9	0
31/03/14		£602	£597	£5	£34	£158	£158	3.2	9	0
31/03/13		£499	£498	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£495	£495	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£405	£404	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 13.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 12.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 33%
Highest pay band: £120,000-£130,000
Liabilities/Assets: 76%
Liabilities/Income: 64%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 2.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.2

Asset Split ?

Established: 14 years

www.fairtrials.org

office@fairtrials.net

02078222370

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity

GiG Classification

Community services

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Belgium, Camden, United States,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

18 employees

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
The Bromley Trust - Unrestricted grant
£15,000	04/07/2022	Fair Trials is a specialist human rights organisation that works to improve respect for the fundamental human right to a fair trial. This is a one-year unrestricted grant towards their work.
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Decision-making and maturity in guilty pleas
£38,300	10/07/2021	To examine decision making, plea bargaining and young adult maturity.
The Bromley Trust - Unrestricted grant
£45,000	23/07/2019 36	Fair Trials is a specialist human rights organisation that works to improve respect for the fundamental human right to a fair trial. This is a three year unrestricted grant towards their work.
The Bromley Trust - Unrestricted grant
£10,000	01/08/2018 12	Fair Trials is a specialist human rights organisation that works to improve respect for the fundamental human right to a fair trial. This is a one year unrestricted grant towards their work.
The Bromley Trust - Unrestricted grant
£10,000	01/11/2017 12	Fair Trials is a specialist human rights organisation that works to improve respect for the fundamental human right to a fair trial. This is a one year unrestricted grant towards their work.
AB Charitable Trust - Fair Trial Rights: Casework and Campaigning
£7,500	23/04/2013	£7,500 towards core costs

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 46-72

AMY JEFFRESS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Lawyer

ERIC ARTHUR KOLODNER (Chair) Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Managing Director

HELOISE KATHERINE STEELE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Marketing Consultant

MORRIS LIPSON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Consultant

ROBERT SCOTT Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired

STEPHEN MARK MUERS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Civil Servant, Other trusteeship: FRIENDS PROVIDENT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/03/2010, number: 1134586
Registered at Companies House on 25/01/2010, number: 07135273

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
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
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

Filing Record

13 returns made; AR23: 29 days late,

Main office

FAIR TRIALS INTERNATIONAL
5 Castle Road
London
NW1 8PR

Objectives

To promote the sound administration of the law by:(a) providing or assisting in the provision of legal advice and representation to people who have been charged with or accused of criminal acts and who are in need and who allege that there has been a failure to comply with the due process of law in the country concerned; and(b) promoting and undertaking measures to monitor, reduce and eliminate failures to comply with the due process of law. Due process of law means:(a) The domestic law of the country concerned including international treaty obligations where those obligations give rise to justiciable rights recognised in that country; and (b) Recognised or customary practices followed in the country concerned.To promote education in and conduct research into the sound administration of the law making the useful results of such research available to the public.To promote human rights (as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and subsequent United Nations conventions and declarations) and, in particular, the right to a fair trial, by all or any of the following means: (a) Monitoring abuses of the right to a fair trial;(b) Providing legal advice and assistance to people who have been charged with or accused of criminal acts;(c) Obtaining redress for victims of violations of the right to a fair trial;(d) Educating the public and conducting research in relation to the right to a fair trial;(e) Providing technical advice to government and others on the right to a fair trial; (f) Commenting on proposed legislation and intervening in litigation relating to fair trials;(g) Promoting public support for the right to a fair trial and raising awareness of related issues; and(h) Conducting international advocacy on fair trials.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE EUROPEAN UNION

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