Overall GiG Score: 18 ?
Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 10
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +10

RIGHTS AND SECURITY INTERNATIONAL 

We draw on the lessons of Northern Ireland to promote, protect and monitor human rights in the context of UK Government engagement in conflict and countering terrorism. We do this through policy, casework, advocacy and training.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age
Established: 29 years
(34 years as a company)

http://www.rightsandsecurity.org

info@rightsandsecurity.org

02036030972

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UN SDGs
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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£598£418£180£0£469£2958.587
31/12/21£472£356£116n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/12/20£397£322£75n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/12/19*£205£212£-7n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/12/18£258£257£1£0£0£0n/a03
31/12/17£224£205£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£165£182£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£201£133£68£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£139£130£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£125£208£-82£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£142£365£-223£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£265£310£-45£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£339£373£-35£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£339£373£-35£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£282£226£55£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£605£260£344£4£417£41118.940
31/12/06£250£187£62£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£150£204£-55£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£182£218£-37£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 22%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 63%
Reserves/Spending: 8.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 13 months
Quick Ratio: 25.3
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who works here?
  • 8 employees
  • 7 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland,

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£135,000
John Ellerman Foundation£100,000
Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust£35,081
The Baring Foundation£30,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust - Upholding democracy, justice and accountability in Northern Ireland
£35,081 30/09/2022
Upholding democracy, justice and accountability in Northern Ireland: an urgent campaign to mitigate the negative impacts of the ‘Legacy Bill’
John Ellerman Foundation - core and staff costs related to RSI’s promotion of rights and accountability in the UK.
£100,000 09/06/2022
core and staff costs related to RSI’s promotion of rights and accountability in the UK.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Rights and Security International
£135,000 19/03/2022
Core costs
The Baring Foundation - Grant to Rights and Security International (formerly Rights Watch (UK))
£30,000 14/09/2020
Implementing Rights and Security International's successful litigation on the UK Government's Counter Extremism Strategy Prevent
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Rights Watch (UK)
£200,000 16/03/2019
36
Core costs
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to British Irish Rights Watch
£100,000 29/01/2013
Towards a contribution to the core costs of an organisation that will help victims of the Northern Ireland conflict to secure justice and ensure new institutions embed human rights principles.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to British Irish Rights Watch
£84,788 30/09/2009
36
Towards Core costs Towards the salary of the researcher and related project costs to support bereaved families and individuals.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 39-72
  • NADIM HOURY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Executive Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/07/1995, number: 1048335
  • Registered at Companies House on 04/04/1990, number: 02489161
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
19 returns made; AR19: 242 days late,
Main office

465C Hornsey Road
Unit 2
N19 4DR

Objectives

1) THE PROMOTION BY MEANS OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH OF THE PROPER OBSERVANCE AND MAINTENANCE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN BRITAIN AND IRELAND AND ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE CONFLICT IN NORTHERN IRELAND. 2) THE PROMOTION AND DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE, INFORMATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF SUCH HUMAN RIGHTS BY WRITING, PUBLISHING AND DISTRIBUTING ARTICLES, REPORTS, BOOKS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS AND ASSISTING IN THE SAME, BY ARRANGING AND PROVIDING LECTURES AND SEMINARS, AND BY ALL OTHER MEANS OF PROVIDING AND EXCHANGING INFORMATION. 3) TO PROCURE THE ABOLITION OF TORTURE, EXTRAJUDICIAL EXECUTIONS, AND ARBITRARY ARREST, DETENTION AND EXILE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BRITAIN, IRELAND AND ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO NORTHERN IRELAND

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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