Finance Score: 4

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 3

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess liquidity: -1
Strong growth: +2

No conflicts policy: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 12

PRIVACY INTERNATIONAL

We promote the human right of privacy throughout the world, specifically:- raise awareness of threats to privacy;- monitor and report on surveillance methods and tactics;- work at national and international levels toward the provision of privacy protections;- monitor measures to protect privacy, and to seek ways through information technology to protect personal information

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
This charity has a robust balance sheet
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income

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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
31/01/24	£2,595	£2,072	£522	£0	£3,338	£2,914	16.9	25	0
31/01/23	£2,016	£2,101	£-85	£0	£2,816	£2,335	13.3	25	0
31/01/22	£2,278	£1,904	£374	£0	£2,901	£2,258	14.2	26	0
31/01/21	£1,980	£1,849	£131	£0	£4,209	£3,680	23.9	25	2
31/01/20?	£4,203	£1,959	£2,244	£0	£4,078	£3,676	22.5	23	8
31/01/18	£1,653	£1,816	£-163	£1	£1,719	£1,336	8.8	21	0
31/01/17	£2,421	£1,394	£1,028	£0	£1,882	£1,308	11.3	17	0
31/01/16	£1,405	£1,321	£85	£0	£854	£223	2	15	0
31/01/15	£1,398	£1,626	£-228	£6	£769	£170	1.3	15	0
31/01/14	£1,577	£1,026	£551	£4	£997	£829	9.7	11	0
31/01/13	£865	£571	£294	£7	£447	£78	1.6	5	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 9%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 87%
Reserves/Spending: 16.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 19 months
Quick Ratio: 20

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Balance Sheet History

Established: 12 years
(22 years as a company)

www.privacyinternational.org

info@privacyinternational.org

02034224321

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity

GiG Classification

Legal & financial advice

How it operates

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

Where it operates

Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Mexico, Pakistan, Paraguay, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, Throughout England And Wales, Uganda,

Who it helps

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
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Protecting migrant communities by future-proofing the immigration data systems
£175,000	23/11/2020	Privacy International aims to protect people’s privacy and human rights from abuses of governments and companies using invasive surveillance technologies and data-driven systems. Working in partnership with the migration sector, Privacy ....more Privacy International aims to protect people’s privacy and human rights from abuses of governments and companies using invasive surveillance technologies and data-driven systems. Working in partnership with the migration sector, Privacy International will work towards protecting the digital rights of people who migrate to the UK, exposing, scrutinising and challenging abuses in the immigration enforcement system.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Building the capacity of the migration sector to respond to data processing challenges in immigration enforcement
£60,000	08/07/2019 15	To explore and test ways to protect the digital rights of people who migrate, and to influence government and businesses to improve data practices.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Privacy International
£90,000	14/05/2014	Towards the salary of the communications manager to highlight threats to privacy and develop educational tools to improve public understanding of the issues.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Privacy International
£79,108	01/12/2011	Towards the cost of a communications and education officer to develop a strategy and infrastructure to strengthen privacy protection in the UK.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 33-67

AMANDA BORTON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Accountant

AHANA DATTA Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Journalist

ANTONIO MICHAELIDES Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Lawyer

HOLLY MARIE RUTHRAUFF Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Consultant On International Affairs

JOSHUA CASTELLINO Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Professor Of Law

MAHDIS KESHAVARZ Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Entrepreneur / Publicist

MARTIN GERHARD GEORGI Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Consultant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/05/2012, number: 1147471
Registered at Companies House on 16/01/2002, number: 04354366

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

11 returns made; all on time

Main office

PRIVACY INTERNATIONAL
62 Britton Street
London
EC1M 5UY

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE HUMAN RIGHT OF PRIVACY (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS) THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, SPECIFICALLY:(A) TO RAISE AWARENESS OF, TO CONDUCT RESEARCH ABOUT, AND TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS REGARDING THREATS TO PERSONAL PRIVACY;(B) TO MONITOR AND REPORT ON SURVEILLANCE METHODS AND TACTICS EMPLOYED AGAINST INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS;(C) TO WORK AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS TOWARD THE PROVISION OF STRONG AND EFFECTIVE PRIVACY PROTECTIONS;(D) TO MONITOR THE NATURE, EFFECTIVENESS AND EXTENT OF MEASURES TO PROTECT PRIVACY, AND TO SEEK WAYS THROUGH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO PROTECT PERSONAL INFORMATION;

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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