Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 10
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

THE CENTRE FOR MILITARY JUSTICE

The charity provides a range of legal services to current and former members of the Armed Forces, or their bereaved families, where there has been bullying, sexual harassment, sexual or domestic or racist abuse, violence or neglect. The charity undertakes educational and outreach work within and relevant to the Armed Forces, promoting the rule of law, human rights and access to justice.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees

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 Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23£109£66£43
31/03/22£74£76£-3
31/03/21£96£52£44
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

www.centreformilitaryjustice.org.uk

emmanorton@centreformilitaryjustice.org.uk

07793563562

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Armed Forces/Emergency Service Efficiency
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Support for victims of domestic or sexual abuse
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Joseph Rowntree Foundation£205,000
The Legal Education Foundation£30,000
National Lottery Community Fund£20,000
Paul Hamlyn Foundation£20,000
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund£1,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Centre for Military Justice
£60,000 12/07/2024
36
Core costs
The Legal Education Foundation - A grant to Centre for Military Justice
£30,000 25/05/2023
A grant to Centre for Military Justice under the LEF's Fairer Systems programme
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Centre for Military Justice
£45,000 18/03/2023
Core costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Funding a paralegal
£10,000 20/05/2022
The funding will be used to employ a paralegal who will provide advice to service personnel veterans and bereaved families. The project aims to promote equality and diversity and advocate for ....more
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Centre for Military Justice
£1,500 06/10/2021
Small Grant Unrestricted Core Costs
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - COVID19 Emergency Funding
£20,000 02/09/2020
3
Support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by COVID19.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Centre for Military Justice
£100,000 10/07/2020
36
Core costs
National Lottery Community Fund - The Centre for Military Justice
£10,000 03/04/2020
9
The funding will be used to set up the new organisation which will support current and ex-service personnel and their families.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

  • JOHN DONNELLY CBE Appointed: 2020
  • MAJINDER RANDHAWA Appointed: 2020
  • ROSIE BRIGHOUSE Appointed: 2020
  • SIAN NICHOLSON Appointed: 2020
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/12/2019, number: 1186988
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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
3 returns made; all on time
Main office

PO Box 59699
LONDON
SE22 2EJ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:1. TO PROMOTE THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAW IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY PROVIDING SPECIALIST LEGAL ADVICE AND REPRESENTATION IN ALL MATTERS RELATING TO THE LAW, PRACTICE AND ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN CONNECTION WITH THE BRITISH ARMED FORCES;2. TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS) THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, INCLUDING (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY OBTAINING REDRESS FOR AND RELIEVING NEED AMONG THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE, RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES, PROMOTING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND ELIMINATING INFRINGEMENTS OF HUMAN RIGHTS; 3. TO RELIEVE THOSE IN NEED BECAUSE OF ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE;4. TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE BRITISH ARMED FORCES IN ALL MATTERS RELATING TO THE LAW, PRACTICE AND ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN CONNECTION WITH THE BRITISH ARMED FORCES; AND5. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL MATTERS RELATING TO THE LAW, PRACTICE AND ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN CONNECTION WITH THE BRITISH ARMED FORCES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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