Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 4
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

CEASEFIRE CENTRE FOR CIVILIAN RIGHTS 

The organization aims to: ? Develop the practice of ?civilian-led monitoring? of violations of international humanitarian law and human rights; ? Pursue legal accountability for those responsible for such violations; ? Develop the practice of civilian rights and raise public support for the promotion of civilian rights.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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£389£354£35n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/12/21£325£308£17n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/12/20£409£441£-32n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/12/19£312£286£26n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/12/18£225£146£79£0£0£0n/a03
31/12/17£63£72£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£41£3£39£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15*£135£143£-8£0£0£0n/a00

Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 29%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Established: 9 years

www.ceasefire.org

contact@ceasefire.org

020 7766 3484

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
GiG Classification
  • Community services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Iraq, Lebanon, South Sudan, Syria, Throughout England And Wales, Yemen,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 8 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
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights
£174,000 08/07/2022
Civilian rights and UK military accountability
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights
£114,000 30/11/2019
36
Civilian rights and UK military accountability

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 40-61
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/01/2015, number: 1160083
  • Registered at Companies House on 03/06/2014, number: 09069133
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
8 returns made; AR15: 1 days late,
Main office

3 WHITEHALL COURT
LONDON
SW1A 2EL

Objectives

(1) TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS) THROUGHOUT THE WORLD BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS: MONITORING ABUSES OF HUMAN RIGHTS; OBTAINING REDRESS FOR THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE; RELIEVING NEED AMONG THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE; RESEARCH INTO HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES;PROVIDING TECHNICAL ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS ON HUMAN RIGHTS MATTERS; CONTRIBUTING TO THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS LAW; COMMENTING ON PROPOSED HUMAN RIGHTS LEGISLATION; RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES; PROMOTING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS; PROMOTING RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATIONS; INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY OF HUMAN RIGHTS; ELIMINATING INFRINGEMENTS OF HUMAN RIGHTS;WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY RELATED TO THE RIGHTS OF CIVILIANS AND NON-COMBATANTS IN SITUATIONS OF ARMED CONFLICT, DISTURBANCES OR INSECURITY. IN FURTHERANCE OF THAT OBJECT BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWERTO ENGAGE IN POLITICAL ACTIVITY PROVIDED THAT THE TRUSTEES ARE SATISFIED THAT THE PROPOSED ACTIVITIES WILL FURTHER THE PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY TO AN EXTENT JUSTIFIED BY THE RESOURCES COMMITTED AND THE ACTIVITY IS NOT THE DOMINANT MEANS BY WHICH THE CHARITY CARRIED OUT ITS OBJECTS.(2) TO PROMOTE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND RECONCILIATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT WITH A VIEW TO RELIEVING SUFFERING, POVERTY AND DISTRESS AND BUILDING AND MAINTAINING SOCIAL COHESION AND TRUST WITHIN AND BETWEEN COMMUNITIES BY:(A) INVESTIGATING AND IDENTIFYING PROBABLE CAUSES OF CONFLICT;(B) EXAMINING PROBABLE SOLUTIONS FOR CONFLICT THROUGH PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH INTO RELEVANT AND SOCIAL ISSUES; AND(C) PUBLISHING REPORTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ON THE CAUSES AND RECOMMENDED SOLUTIONS OF PARTICULAR CONFLICTS;PROVIDED THAT ALL ACTIVITIES SHALL BE BALANCED AND SHALL MAINTAIN OR ENHANCE THE CHARITY?S COMMITMENT TO REMAINING IMPARTIAL.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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