Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 14

Good reserves management: +3
Reasonable growth: +1
Multiple Deficits: -2

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

Grant maker support: +14

Overall GiG Score: 22

REPRIEVE

We are an international legal action charity that uses strategic interventions to end the use of the death penalty globally, and to end extreme human rights abuses carried out by states in the context of the so-called "war on terror".

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Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 18 years

www.reprieve.org

info@reprieve.org.uk

02075538140

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£3,603	£3,721	£-118	£387	£1,452	£1,439	4.6	43	0
31/12/21		£3,581	£3,476	£105	£375	£1,570	£1,536	5.3	44	0
31/12/20		£3,312	£3,311	£1	£353	£1,465	£1,416	5.1	38	0
31/12/19		£2,852	£2,937	£-85	£386	£1,531	£1,390	5.7	29	0
31/12/18		£2,479	£2,618	£-138	£347	£1,616	£1,459	6.7	35	43
31/12/17		£2,429	£2,356	£73	£273	£1,754	£1,566	8	38	0
31/12/16		£2,126	£2,068	£59	£248	£1,681	£1,401	8.1	31	0
31/12/15		£2,243	£2,190	£53	£383	£1,623	£1,518	8.3	27	0
31/12/14		£2,527	£2,376	£151	£311	£1,570	£1,315	6.6	24	0
31/12/13		£2,225	£2,173	£51	£275	£1,419	£1,083	6	28	0
31/12/12		£2,291	£2,185	£106	£317	£1,368	£1,193	6.6	32	0
31/12/11		£1,765	£1,790	£-25	£220	£1,261	£1,007	6.8	26	0
31/12/10		£1,762	£1,520	£242	£161	£1,286	£874	6.9	21	0
31/12/09		£1,545	£1,244	£301	£175	£1,044	£637	6.1	17	0
31/12/08		£1,292	£988	£305	£137	£743	£596	7.2	13	0
31/12/07		£1,104	£977	£126	£80	£438	£226	2.8	12	0
31/12/06	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 10.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 10.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 22%
Liabilities/Income: 11%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 4.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 3.7

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Throughout England And Wales, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States, Yemen,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

43 employees

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

Paul Hamlyn Foundation	£280,000
Joseph Rowntree Foundation	£180,000
David & Elaine Potter Foundation	£100,000
LUND TRUST	£50,000
Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust	£43,192

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards core costs
£3,000	20/10/2023	Towards core costs
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Syria Detention Project
£280,000	17/07/2023	Reprieve is a legal action non-governmental organisation defending marginalised people who are facing human rights abuses. This grant will support their work to secure the repatriation of British ....more Reprieve is a legal action non-governmental organisation defending marginalised people who are facing human rights abuses. This grant will support their work to secure the repatriation of British nationals detained in North East Syria, and their resettlement and reintegration in the UK. Once repatriated, Reprieve will support ex-detainees to re-build their lives by facilitating access to services and empowering them to tell their stories and advocate for systemic change.
LUND TRUST - Towards core costs
£25,000	01/12/2022	Towards Reprieve’s work to end the death penalty
Woodward Charitable Trust - Core costs
£2,000	07/11/2022	Core costs
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Reprieve
£500	12/05/2022	For your work especially campaigning against the death penalty. From Sara Trevelyan.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Reprieve
£180,000	19/03/2022	Challenging UK abuses in counter terrorism
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards core costs.
£2,000	22/02/2022	Towards core costs.
LUND TRUST - Towards core costs
£25,000	15/12/2021	Towards Reprieve’s work to end the death penalty
David & Elaine Potter Foundation - Core funding
£50,000	23/11/2021	Core funding
Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust - Campaign to Secure the Safe Repatriation of Trafficked Britons in Syria
£36,192	25/06/2021 12	to deliver a one-year high-impact campaign with the goal of securing the repatriation of all British nationals currently detained in North East Syria
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Reprieve
£500	16/03/2021	To support the case of Jagtar Singh and other urgent cases. From Sara Trevelyan.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Reprieve
£500	16/12/2020	For your matched donation appeal, from Sara Trevelyan.
David & Elaine Potter Foundation - Core funding
£50,000	02/09/2020 12.5	Core funding
Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust - Don’t Decriminalise Torture
£7,000	21/07/2020 3	to deliver the public-facing element of their campaign to ensure the Overseas Operations Bill does not decriminalise torture
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Reprieve
£150,000	16/03/2019 36	Challenging UK abuses in counter terrorism
David & Elaine Potter Foundation - Core funding
£40,000	16/07/2018 12	Core funding
David & Elaine Potter Foundation - Core funding
£40,000	27/06/2017 12	Core funding
David & Elaine Potter Foundation - Core funding
£30,000	15/03/2016 12	Core funding
David & Elaine Potter Foundation - Core funding
£60,000	30/09/2014	Core funding
David & Elaine Potter Foundation - Core funding
£60,000	22/10/2013	Core funding
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Reprieve
£120,000	06/12/2010 36	Towards Core costs Towards the salary of the communications manager.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Reprieve
£69,090	27/05/2009 24	Towards Core costs Towards the salary of the communications manager to oversee a programme of awareness raising and implementing the communications strategy.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 41-71

ALEXANDRA PRINGLE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Editor-In-Chief, Bloomsbury Publishing

AYESHA HAZARIKA Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Comedian And Commentator, Other trusteeship: THE FAWCETT SOCIETY,

CHRISTOPHER DUCKETT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director

DAME ELISH ANGIOLINI Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Principal Of St Hugh'S College, Oxford, Other trusteeship: THE PRINCIPAL AND FELLOWS OF ST HUGH'S COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD,

HARISIMRAN ARORA-LALANI Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Solicitor

HELEN MARSHALL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Solicitor

JANE ELAINE TENENBAUM Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Company Director

LUCA BOSATTA Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Managing Director

MATTHEW MCGREGOR Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chief Executive

RUPERT WELCHMAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Investment Manager

SIMON ANTHONY TUTTLE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: None

STEPHEN KINSELLA Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Solicitor, Other trusteeships: LAURA KINSELLA FOUNDATION, THE PRESS JUSTICE PROJECT,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/06/2006, number: 1114900
Registered at Companies House on 11/04/2006, number: 05777831

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

01/06/2023 - Asset transfer in from THE JANE GIBSON CHARITABLE TRUST FUND
31/10/2023 - Asset transfer in from THE WOODFORD FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

17 returns made; AR06: 12 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE JANE GIBSON CHARITABLE TRUST FUND on 01/06/2023
Asset transfer in from THE WOODFORD FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST on 31/10/2023

Main office

PO BOX 78292
London
E1W 9SS

Objectives

1. TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS) THROUGHOUT THE WORLD WITH A FOCUS ON THE USE OF THE DEATH PENALTY IN CONTRAVENTION OF ARTICLE 3, THE RIGHT TO LIFE, LIBERTY AND SECURITY OF PERSON, AND ARTICLES 5-11, THE RELATED RIGHTS TO EQUAL TREATMENT, A FAIR TRIAL AND FREEDOM FROM TORTURE OR CRUEL, INHUMAN DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT.THIS OBJECT WILL BE ACHIEVED THROUGH CASEWORK, ADVOCACY AND OUTREACH, BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:1.1 OBTAINING REDRESS FOR THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE, INCLUDING PROVIDING LEGAL ADVICE, LEGAL REPRESENTATION, CASE INVESTIGATION AND OTHER ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS FACING THE DEATH PENALTY AND OTHER RELATED ABUSES OF HUMAN RIGHTS;1.2 RELIEVING NEED AMONG THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE SUCH AS THE DEATH PENALTY, THROUGH LEGAL ADVICE, REPRESENTATION, INVESTIGATION AND OTHER ASSISTANCE, INCLUDING WITH REGARD TO INHUMANE CONDITIONS IN PRISON OR ON DEATH ROW;1.3 MONITORING ABUSES OF HUMAN RIGHTS INCLUDING IMPOSITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY;1.4 EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE DEATH PENALTY;1.5 EDUCATING AND TRAINING LEGAL AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS WHO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE FACING THE DEATH PENALTY AND OTHER ABUSES OF HUMAN RIGHTS;1.6 PROVIDING TECHNICAL ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS ON HUMAN RIGHTS MATTERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE PERTAINING TO THE USE OF THE DEATH PENALTY;1.7 CONTRIBUTING TO THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS LAW, WITH A FOCUS ON THE DEATH PENALTY;1.8 COMMENTING ON PROPOSED HUMAN RIGHTS LEGISLATION AS IT RELATES TO THE DEATH PENALTY AND OTHER RELATED ISSUES;1.9 RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES, ESPECIALLY THOSE RELATING TO THE DEATH PENALTY;1.10 RESEARCH INTO HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES SURROUNDING USE OF THE DEATH PENALTY AND OTHER ABUSES OF HUMAN RIGHTS;1.11 PROMOTING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS RELATED TO THE DEATH PENALTY;1.12 PROMOTING RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS RELATED TO THE DEATH PENALTY AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATIONS;1.13 INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY OF HUMAN RIGHTS RELATING TO THE DEATH PENALTY;1.14 ELIMINATING INFRINGEMENTS OF HUMAN RIGHTS RELATING TO THE DEATH PENALTY.2. TO RELIEVE THE POVERTY, SUFFERING AND DISTRESS OF PERSONS AND THE FAMILIES OF PERSONS FACING THE DEATH PENALTY AND OTHER RELATED HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, WHO FOR REASONS FO THEIR POVERTY ARE IN NEED OF LEGAL REPRESENTATION OR OTHER ASSISTANCE

Defined Area of Benefit:

WORLDWIDE

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