Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 10

Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +10

Overall GiG Score: 24

THE REDRESS TRUST LIMITED

REDRESS is a human rights organisation that helps torture survivors obtain justice and reparation. REDRESS works with survivors to help restore their dignity and to make torturers accountable. We seek a variety of remedies, including restitution, compensation, rehabilitation, satisfaction and guarantees of non-repetition.

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Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
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 and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Established: 31 years

www.redress.org

info@redress.org

02077931777

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£2,729	£1,996	£733	£95	£1,845	£521	3.1	24	20
31/03/22		£1,941	£1,248	£692	£143	£1,112	£327	3.1	19	33
31/03/21		£1,089	£1,019	£70	£89	£419	£160	1.9	10	30
31/03/20		£713	£1,113	£-400	£66	£351	£168	1.8	9	19
31/03/19		£1,257	£962	£295	£65	£751	£108	1.3	9	24
31/03/18		£847	£847	£0	£65	£456	£239	3.4	16	0
31/03/17		£942	£1,178	£-236	£27	£456	£347	3.5	22	0
31/03/16		£1,199	£1,118	£81	£49	£692	£223	2.4	22	0
31/03/15		£1,135	£1,009	£126	£89	£611	£149	1.8	14	0
31/03/14		£1,038	£1,255	£-216	£74	£485	£122	1.2	13	0
31/03/13		£1,028	£1,229	£-201	£58	£701	£152	1.5	19	0
31/03/12		£929	£1,089	£-160	£40	£903	£183	2	11	0
31/03/11		£1,507	£917	£590	£48	£1,062	£186	2.4	13	0
31/03/10		£875	£867	£8	£34	£472	£192	2.7	8	0
31/03/09		£686	£833	£-147	£33	£464	£253	3.6	9	0
31/03/08		£908	£609	£299	£22	£611	£191	3.8	8	0
31/03/07		£694	£436	£259	£11	£312	£90	2.5	6	0
31/03/06		£411	£463	£-52	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£479	£478	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£582	£483	£100	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 8%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 28%
Reserves/Spending: 3.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
Quick Ratio: 10.6

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What it does

Other Charitable Purposes

Who works here?

24 employees
20 volunteers

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Algeria, Cambodia, Chad, Congo (Democratic Republic), France, Ghana, India, Kenya, Lithuania, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Peru, South Africa, The Gambia, Throughout London, Tunisia, Uganda, United States, Zimbabwe,

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Joseph Rowntree Foundation	£158,592
The Bromley Trust	£100,000
The Joffe Trust	£80,000
AB Charitable Trust	£15,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Bromley Trust - Restricted grant towards work in the UK
£20,000	03/07/2023	Redress helps torture survivors obtain justice and reparation. This is a one year grant restricted towards work in the UK.
The Joffe Trust - Redress Trust
£30,000	20/05/2022	For civil society work on the UK Sanctions regimes
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Redress Trust, The
£158,592	19/03/2022	Financial accountability for torture
The Joffe Trust - Redress Trust
£25,000	14/05/2021 12	To establish legal mechanisms for corruptly obtained assets to fund reparations to victims
The Baring Foundation - Grant to Redress
£5,000	14/12/2020	To assist with sustaining our remote working capacity, through a contribution towards the costs of an IT hardware upgrade.
The Bromley Trust - Unrestricted grant
£60,000	14/07/2020	Redress helps torture survivors obtain justice and reparation. This is a three year unrestricted grant towards their work.
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to REDRESS Trust
£15,000	23/04/2020	An unrestricted grant of £15,000. Redress provides legal assistance to victims of torture to obtain justice and reparation and bring perpetrators to court
The Joffe Trust - Redress Trust
£25,000	24/01/2020 12	Establish legal mechanisms for the corruptly obtained assets of torturers to fund reparations to victims
The Bromley Trust - Restricted grant towards addressing the gender dimensions of torture
£20,000	01/08/2019 12	Redress helps torture survivors obtain justice and reparation. This is a one year restricted grant towards work addressing the gender dimensions of torture.
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Redress Trust
£20,000	24/01/2019	£20,000 towards capacity to bring legal claims for victims of torture. Redress uses the law to seek justice and reparation for survivors of torture through legal cases for individuals and advocating ....more £20,000 towards capacity to bring legal claims for victims of torture. Redress uses the law to seek justice and reparation for survivors of torture through legal cases for individuals and advocating for better laws. They also support survivors by referring them to specialist agencies for housing, employment and psycho-social support.
The Bromley Trust - Restricted grant towards addressing the gender dimensions of torture
£20,000	01/08/2018 12	Redress helps torture survivors obtain justice and reparation. This is a one year restricted grant towards work addressing the gender dimensions of torture.
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Redress Trust
£10,000	04/07/2017	£10,000 towards core costs. Redress uses the law to seek justice and reparation for survivors of torture through legal cases for individuals and advocating for better laws. They also support ....more £10,000 towards core costs. Redress uses the law to seek justice and reparation for survivors of torture through legal cases for individuals and advocating for better laws. They also support survivors by referring them to specialist agencies for housing, employment and psycho-social support.
The Bromley Trust - Restricted grant towards addressing the gender dimensions of torture
£20,000	07/06/2017 12	Redress helps torture survivors obtain justice and reparation. This is a one year restricted grant towards work addressing the gender dimensions of torture.
The Baring Foundation - Grant to Redress
£29,748	16/05/2017	To create and deliver training packages and practical information to guide and support front-line community organisations on human rights law applicable to migrants and refugees.
AB Charitable Trust - Justice and reparation for torture victims
£10,000	26/01/2016	£10,000 towards core costs
AB Charitable Trust - Justice and reparation for torture victims
£10,000	27/01/2015	£10,000 towards core costs
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The REDRESS Trust
£72,490	29/01/2013	Towards the salaries and costs of two members of the legal team to assist UK-based torture survivors to achieve justice.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 39-64

ANDREW SONGO Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Lawyer

CERI THOMAS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Journalist

EVAN JAMES Appointed: 2022

KAREN JANE THOMPSON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

PHILIP HODGSON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Ceo

PROFESSOR HELEN DUFFY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Lawyer

SARA HOSSAIN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Lawyer

SIR MALCOM DAVID EVANS (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Professor Of Law

SUZANNAH KIRSTEN CROSIER MCINTYRE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Management Consultant

YEMSRACH HAILERMARIAM Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/12/1992, number: 1015787
Registered at Companies House on 10/12/1992, number: 02774071

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
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR04: 72 days late,

Main office

Unit G1
65 Glasshill Street
LONDON
SE1 0QR

Objectives

3.1 The objects of the Charity are, for the public benefit,3.1.1 to promote, throughout the world, the rehabilitation and protection of persons who are, or at any time have been, victims of torture and to assist them, and where appropriate their families, in gaining redress for their suffering;3.1.2 to provide financial assistance to victims of torture in need, throughout the world, and legal assistance to such of them seeking redress from whatever source;3.1.3 to seek the enforcement wherever possible of the right of the victims of torture to fair and adequate compensation;3.1.4 to procure the abolition of torture by all lawful means including without limitation providing information and other assistance to states or governments prosecuting torturers and those who conspire with them; and3.1.5 to further such other exclusively charitable purposes according to the law of England and Wales as the Trustees in their absolute discretion from time to time determine.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WORLDWIDE

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