Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Static board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

HUMANITY FIRST 

To provide immediate relief to people in those areas of the world who have been the victims of natural or man made disasters irrespective of creed, race, colour or religion.To provide development aid to those in need in order to enable the donees to acquire key skills so that they can achieve self-sufficiency.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £1,341,215 available, equivalent to 95 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile recently and was substantially in excess of spending in the latest year

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£683£169£514£11£2,884£1,34195.4150
31/12/21£611£330£281£12£2,371£1,14141.5150
31/12/20£516£532£-17£20£2,089£91720.7350
31/12/19£906£1,053£-147£110£2,106£92410.53400
31/12/18£1,214£932£282£116£2,253£1,02713.25450
31/12/17£1,505£1,015£491£163£1,970£95311.340
31/12/16£757£612£145£86£1,480£90317.740
31/12/15£1,020£817£203£110£1,335£73610.830
31/12/14£769£566£203£97£1,132£50810.830
31/12/13£335£226£109£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 46%
Reserves/Spending: 95.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 174 months
Quick Ratio: 89.9
Asset Split ?
Established: 11 years

humanityfirst.org

info@humanityfirst.org

02084170082

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • 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 Organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bosnia And Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Haiti, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kenya, Mali, Nepal, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, Throughout England, Uganda,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 1 employee
  • 50 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 41-75
  • MUNUM NAEEM Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Airline Executive
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/11/2012, number: 1149693
  • Registered at Companies House on 15/10/2012, number: 08253779
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
10 returns made; all on time
Main office

UNIT 27
RED LION BUSINESS PARK
SURBITON
KT6 7QD

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO PROMOTING THE FOLLOWING CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:1) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY. 2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT. 3) THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH, INCLUDING THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF SICKNESS, DISEASE AND HUMAN SUFFERING.4) THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BECAUSE OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE.THE OBJECTS MAY BE ADVANCED IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AND SHALL INCLUDE THE RELIEF OF THOSE SUFFERING AS A RESULT OF A NATURAL DISASTER OR HUMAN CONFLICT.

Data Sources

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