Finance Score: 7

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 3

Liabilities <10%: +3
Reasonable growth: +1
Fundraising costs low: +3

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Static board: -3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 12

JUSTICE DEFENDERS

Legal education, training, and practice with prison communities in Africa.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
This charity has a robust balance sheet
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees
The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end but this has been generated by an income surplus in the latest year

Established: 16 years

www.justice-defenders.org

info@justice-defenders.org

02084081548

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£5,108	£2,495	£2,614	£265	£3,973	£3,776	18.2	49	0
31/12/21		£2,455	£1,831	£624	£233	£1,359	£1,152	7.6	46	0
31/12/20		£1,575	£1,515	£60	£218	£735	£550	4.4	36	0
31/12/19		£1,835	£1,423	£412	£97	£675	£358	3	42	0
31/12/18		£1,072	£1,430	£-359	£131	£263	£51	0.4	49	5
31/12/17		£1,269	£1,611	£-341	£201	£622	£221	1.7	45	0
31/12/16		£2,020	£1,239	£782	£102	£963	£685	6.6	33	0
31/12/15		£773	£746	£27	£78	£182	£108	1.7	22	0
31/12/14?		£493	£369	£124	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/11/13	*	£406	£410	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/11/12		£151	£159	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/11/11		£118	£83	£35	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/11/10		£48	£64	£-17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/11/09?	*	£119	£139	£-20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/08	*	£72	£25	£47	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 5.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 10.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 95%
Reserves/Spending: 18.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 19 months
Quick Ratio: 30.1

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Education/Training
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Kenya, The Gambia, Uganda, United States,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

49 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Prison-based legal awareness-raising programme to increase access to justice
£12,075	02/05/2019 12	To create a prison-based learning programme to raise legal awareness among inmates and staff and to increase access to justice.
The EQ Foundation - Grant to AFRICAN PRISONS PROJECT
£25,000	15/11/2017	Unrestricted, matched with £50,000
The EQ Foundation - Grant to AFRICAN PRISONS PROJECT
£25,000	15/11/2016	Unrestricted - matched with £25,000
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards the sports and health education programme in Uganda
£2,000	25/02/2016	Towards the sports and health education programme in Luzira Prison in Uganda.
The EQ Foundation - Grant to AFRICAN PRISONS PROJECT
£25,000	15/11/2015	Unrestricted, matched with £25,000

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 40-88

DR ANNE MERRIMAN FRCP MBE Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Trustee, Other trusteeship: HOSPICE AFRICA LIMITED,

DR DAVID MICHAEL HOLLOW Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Company Director

SALLY LOUISE COOK Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Solicitor

TREVOR LESLIE DIGHTON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/11/2007, number: 1121764
Registered at Companies House on 25/05/2007, number: 06260329

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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

Filing Record

15 returns made; AR13: 80 days late, AR09: 148 days late, AR08: 560 days late,

Main office

Bryden Johnson Ltd
1-4 Kings Parade
Lower Coombe Street
CROYDON
CR0 1AA

Objectives

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, AS FOLLOWS:THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AMONG PEOPLE LIVING OR WORKING IN DEFENCELESS COMMUNITIES; ANDTHE PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE PROVISION (DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY) OF:(A) LEGAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; AND(B) LEGAL SERVICESTO ENSURE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR THOSE IN DEFENCELESS COMMUNITIES.HUMAN RIGHTS MEANS HUMAN RIGHTS AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS; ANDDEFENCELESS COMMUNITIES MEANS A COMMUNITY AND/OR POPULATION OR CLASS OF PERSONS WHOSE ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES OR JUSTICE IS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPAIRED BY ITS LACK OF POWER, OR OF FINANCE, OR OF EDUCATION, OR ANY OTHER CONDITION WHICH DISADVANTAGES IT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

AFRICA

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