Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 3
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -3
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • All male board: -3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

HUMAN APPEAL 

Human Appeal changed its legal structure from a Trust to a Charitable Company (No:1154288). The historical information is available on Charity Commission under (previous Charity Number: 1005733) We aim to provide a holistic approach to humanitarian relief and development:1. Emergency & relief programmes2. Sustainable development3. Orphans programmes4. Social programmes.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

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£43,044£48,954£-5,910£11,918£6,934£1,1060.35052,865
31/12/21£35,518£31,515£4,003£8,651£12,844£1,9720.84751,460
31/12/20£29,679£26,045£3,634£7,252£8,776£1,1710.5455991
31/12/19*£19,395£21,367£-1,972£5,357£5,142£2260.1548546
31/12/18£23,159£29,693£-6,534£4,800£3,173£4700.23701,024
31/12/17*£44,201£40,719£3,481£8,464£9,903£1,3880.44010
31/12/16£36,493£35,726£767£8,124£6,422£2,0570.71040
31/12/15£30,552£27,844£2,708£7,245£6,547£4,2011.8760
31/12/14£21,227£17,388£3,839£3,523£3,839£1,7401.2770

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 27.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 24.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 36%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 16%
Reserves/Spending: 0.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1.8
Asset Split ?
Established: 11 years

www.humanappeal.org.uk

customercare@humanappeal.org.uk

01612250225

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • 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
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bangladesh, Birmingham City, Burma, India, Jordan, Lebanon, Manchester City, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Pakistan, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Throughout London, Turkey, Yemen,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 505 employees
  • 2,865 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: 31-65
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/10/2013, number: 1154288
  • Registered at Companies House on 03/06/2013, number: 08553893
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
9 returns made; AR19: 281 days late, AR17: 626 days late,
Main office

HUMAN APPEAL
1 Cheadle Point
Carrs Road
Cheadle
Cheshire
SK8 2BL

Objectives

(A) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY;(B) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE OBJECTS AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT;(C) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL NEED AND SUFFERING AMONGST VICTIMS OF NATURAL OR OTHER KIND OF DISASTERS IN THE FORM OF MONEY OR OTHER MEANS DEEMED SUITABLE FOR PERSONS, BODIES, ORGANISATIONS AND/OR COUNTRIES AFFECTED, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL AID.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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