Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Static board: -3
Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -4

HOSTAGE INTERNATIONAL

Hostage International provides practical and emotional support and specialist services to families during and after the kidnap of a loved one, and to hostages after they return home. Hostage International also offers education and training for organisations on family support and hostage reintegration, and advocates for improved government and organisational policy and practice on hostage issues.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
31/03/23		£204	£160	£44	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/22		£213	£155	£59	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/21		£214	£177	£37	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	7
31/03/20		£158	£179	£-21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/19		£128	£160	£-32	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	16
31/03/18		£133	£144	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	*	£164	£92	£72	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£137	£99	£38	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 56%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000

Established: 9 years

www.hostageinternational.org

info@hostageinternational.org

0845 608 1360

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Social & legal advocacy

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Australia, Canada, Lebanon, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Scotland, South Africa, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
10 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

PULINA WHITAKER Appointed: 2018

CLAIRE BROWNE Appointed: 2018

MICHAEL DONALD MILLWARD Appointed: 2017

PETER ALAN RUDGE Appointed: 2012

PHILIP BIGLEY CERT ED Appointed: 2015

STEPHEN REGEL Appointed: 2017

ELISABETH ANNE BASSETT Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeships: SAIDIA CHILDREN'S CHARITY (KENYA), THE BEDFORD PARK SOCIETY,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/03/2015, number: 1161072

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Filing Record

8 returns made; AR17: 1 days late,

Main office

PO Box 467
Ashtead
Surrey
KT22 2LQ

Objectives

The Objects of the CIO are:To relieve the suffering of victims of hostage-taking (which expression shall include kidnapping and abduction) and of state-perpetrated arbitrary detentions, being the hostages or detainees and their families or the released hostages or detainees and their families by:(a) Providing support to the hostages or detainees and their families during and after a hostage-taking or arbitrary detention;(b) Providing education and training relating to the support of victims of hostage-taking and arbitrary detention and similar incidents; (c) Advocating for better support for the victims of hostage-taking and arbitrary detention; and(d) Advancing public knowledge and understanding of hostage-taking and arbitrary detention and their effects. Nothing in this constitution shall authorise an application of the property of the CIO for the purposes which are not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and section 2 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.

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