Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 6

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Only 4 Trustees: -1

Overall weighted support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 4

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH CHARITABLE TRUST

Advancing local and international education in human rights by teaching, producing materials or by conducting or commissioning research and publishing results of such researchRaising public awareness of human rights through use of publications, lectures, human rights awards, the media, public advocacy, and other means of communication.Promoting the enforcement of domestic human rights law

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Why are there only 4 trustees?

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
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 £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
30/06/23		£2,267	£2,267	£0	£25	£100	£100	0.5	0	2
30/06/22		£2,528	£2,929	£-401	£21	£100	£100	0.4	0	2
30/06/21		£1,983	£2,450	£-467	£17	£501	£101	0.5	0	2
30/06/20		£1,572	£2,461	£-889	£21	£968	£459	2.2	0	1
30/06/19		£2,488	£1,777	£711	£0	£1,856	£1,212	8.2	0	1
30/06/18		£1,270	£715	£555	£715	£1,146	£932	15.6	0	0
30/06/17		£636	£1,016	£-380	£0	£590	£520	6.1	0	0
30/06/16		£1,261	£1,415	£-153	£1	£970	£576	4.9	0	0
30/06/15	*	£957	£302	£655	£8	£1,123	£774	30.7	0	0
30/06/14		£522	£808	£-286	£808	£469	£374	5.6	0	0
30/06/13?		£513	£1,386	£-872	£7	£754	£127	1.1	0	0
31/03/12		£935	£496	£439	£5	£1,627	£656	15.9	0	0
31/03/11	*	£471	£306	£165	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/10		£474	£65	£409	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/09		£391	£790	£-400	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/08	*	£604	£727	£-122	£4	£1,014	£551	9.1	0	0
31/03/07	*	£785	£5	£780	£5	£1,137	£663	1738.3	0	0
31/03/06	*	£143	£4	£139	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/05	*	£222	£4	£217	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 89%
Liabilities/Income: 34%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 0.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 21 years

www.hrw.org

02076184721

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Legal & financial advice

How it operates

Makes grants to organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Postcode Justice Trust - Regular Grant 2023
£1,400,000	28/02/2023	Regular unrestricted award
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£50,000	29/07/2022 24	United Kingdom: Strengthening the Welfare System
Postcode Justice Trust - Regular Grant 2022
£1,000,000	09/02/2022	Regular unrestricted award
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£100,000	24/09/2019 24	Promoting Human Rights in the UK through Media and Advocacy
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	02/10/2018	Gala
David & Elaine Potter Foundation - Core funding
£50,000	10/10/2014	Core funding
David & Elaine Potter Foundation - Core funding
£62,138	22/10/2013	Core funding

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

JEMIMA STRATFORD QC Appointed: 2019

LINDA LAKHDHIR Appointed: 2016

MARUSYA KRIS LAZO Appointed: 2023

WILL DUFTON Appointed: 2019

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/10/2003, number: 1100101

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR15: 26 days late, AR11: 39 days late, AR08: 1 days late, AR07: 41 days late, AR06: 38 days late, AR05: 1 days late,

Main office

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
AUDREY HOUSE
16-20 ELY PLACE
LONDON
EC1N 6SN

Objectives

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND AND ITS INCOME UPON TRUST TO APPLY THEM FOR:- (1) THE PROMOTION OF DOMESTIC HUMAN RIGHTS INCLUDING THE ELIMINATION OF THE INFRINGEMENT OF THOSE RIGHTS AND THE PROMOTION OF EFFECTIVE REMEDIES FOLLOWING ANY BREACH, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY :- (A)ADVANCING EDUCATION IN HUMAN RIGHTS WHETHER BY TEACHING PRODUCING MATERIALS OR BY CONDUCTING OR COMMISSIONING RESEARCH (AND PUBLISHING THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH),(B) RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS AND CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF HUMAN RIGHTS BY THE USE OF PUBLICATION, LECTURE, HUMAN RIGHTS AWARDS, THE MEDIA, PUBLIC ADVOCACY AND OTHER MEANS OF COMMUNICATION, (C) PROMOTING THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF DOMESTIC HUMAN RIGHTS LAW BY CONDUCTING OR COMMISSIONING RESEARCH IN DOMESTIC HUMAN RIGHTS AND PUBLISHING THE SAME TO THE PUBLIC, (D) PROMOTING THE ENFORCEMENT OF DOMESTIC HUMAN RIGHTS LAW, AND (2) THE PROMOTION OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLICBY:- (A) ADVANCING EDUCATION IN HUMAN RIGHTS WHETHER BY TEACHING, PRODUCING MATERIALS OR BY CONDUCTING OR COMMISSIONING RESEARCH ( AND PUBLISHING THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH), (B) RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS AND CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF HUMAN RIGHTS BY THE USE OF PUBLICATIONS, LECTURES,HUMAN RIGHTS AWARDS, THE MEDIA, PUBLIC ADVOCACY AND OTHER MEANS OF COMMUNICATION PROVIDED THAT THIS DOES NOT EXTEND TO PROMOTING DIRECTLY A CHANGE IN THE LAW OR GOVERNMENT POLICY OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS OF GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES; '' DOMESTIC HUMAN RIGHTS '' MEANS THOSE HUMAN RIGHTS WHICH (1) CONSTITUTE FREEDOM FROM GENOCIDE, SLAVERY OR THE SLAVE TRADE, UNLAWFUL FORCED LABOUR, EXTRA - JUDICIAL KILLING OR TORTURE; OR (2) ARE ENSHRINED OR INCORPORATED INTO THE DOMESTIC LAW OF THE COUNTRY IN WHICH IT IS SOUGHT TO PROMOTE THOSE RIGHTS; OR (3) DEFINED IN ANY INTERNATIONAL TREATY ON HUMAN RIGHTS (INCLUDING THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS OF 1950 AND ANY SUCH DECLARATION, RESOLUTION OR CONVENTION OF THE UNITED NATIONS OR ANY OF ITS ORGANS OR AGENCIES OR ANY TREATY OR INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO BY ANY MEMBER OF THE UNITED NATIONS THAT IS REGISTERED UNDER ARTICLE 102(1) OF THE UNITED NATIONS CHARTER, INCLUDING IN ALL CASES ANY SUPPORTING DOCUMENT AND ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENT AND INCLUDING THOSE RULES AND LAWS THAT FALL IN THIS CATEGORY AND MAY BE DESCRIBED AS INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW ) WHICH CAN BE ENFORCED IN A RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS MEANS ANY RIGHTS SECURED BY INTERNATIONAL LAW WHICH DO NOT FALL WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF DOMESTIC HUMAN RIGHTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

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