Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -5
Support Score: 10
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Static board: -3
  • Multiple returns filed late: -2
  • Overall weighted support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

STOPWATCH

StopWatch is a coalition of legal experts, academics, citizens and civil liberties campaigners. We aim to address excess and disproportionate stop and search, promote best practice and ensure fair, effective policing for all.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be rather static
  • Returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
31/03/23£248£283£-36n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£279£224£55n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21*£542£107£435£0£488£43548.9320
31/03/20*£101£63£39n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£0£72£-72n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£77£57£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£79£72£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£98£39£59n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 9 years

www.stop-watch.org

info@stop-watch.org

0208 226 5737

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Professional associations
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Esmee Fairbairn£368,444
Paul Hamlyn Foundation£93,000
Barrow Cadbury Trust£75,000
AB Charitable Trust£62,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to StopWatch
£22,000 28/06/2023
An unrestricted grant of £22,000 (This grant is renewable - year 2 of up to 3 years)This grant includes a 10% cost of living uplift. StopWatch aims to address excess and disproportionate stop and search, promote best practice and ensure fair, ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to StopWatch
£25,859 20/02/2023
Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - StopWatch Youth Voice and Participation Lead
£3,000 18/01/2023
StopWatch works to promote effective, accountable and fair policing. They inform the public about the use of stop and search, develop and share research, organise awareness raising events and provide legal support challenging stop and search. Their ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to StopWatch
£258,585 15/09/2022
Towards unrestricted core costs for evidenced-based advocacy to reform stop and search and to support trauma- informed resourcing for impacted communities
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to StopWatch
£20,000 30/06/2022
An unrestricted grant of £20,000 (This grant is renewable - year 1 of up to 3 years). StopWatch aims to address excess and disproportionate stop and search, promote best practice and ensure fair, effective policing for all across the UK.
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to StopWatch
£20,000 01/07/2021
An unrestricted grant of £20,000. StopWatch is a coalition of legal experts, academics, citizens and civil liberties campaigners aiming to address excess and disproportionate stop and search, promote best practice and ensure fair, effective ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to StopWatch
£54,000 24/03/2021
1
Towards unrestricted core costs from the Racialised Communities Top Up Fund
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - StopWatch Youth Voice and Participation
£90,000 23/11/2020
StopWatch is a coalition, which works to promote effective, accountable and fair policing. This grant supports the role of Youth Voice and Participation Coordinator to grow impact, increase capacity and ensure the involvement of young people within ....more
Barrow Cadbury Trust - StopWatch Policy and Advocacy Coordinator
£75,000 11/07/2020
36
The grant will develop StopWatch’s policy capability, expanding and deepening the dissemination and impact of its research and advocacy.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to StopWatch
£30,000 28/04/2020
6
towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to StopWatch
£180,000 06/03/2019
36
Towards unrestricted core costs of a national coalition that provides support and legal advice, identifies best practice and advocates for improved policy related to stop and search.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to StopWatch
£120,375 22/07/2015
36
Towards core costs of an organisation that promotes the fair, effective and accountable use of stop and search powers, to promote safety and positive police/community relations.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • DR MICHAEL SHINER Appointed: 2015
  • DR REBEKAH DELSOL Appointed: 2015
  • MICHAEL ALEXANDER OSWALD Appointed: 2015
  • NEENA SAMOTA (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Consultant On Criminal Justice And Social Policy
  • PROF BEN BOWLING Appointed: 2015
  • PAUL HENRY MORTIMER Appointed: 2018
  • PROF LEE THOMAS BRIDGES Appointed: 2015
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/06/2015, number: 1161908
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
8 returns made; AR21: 10 days late, AR20: 8 days late,
Main office

StopWatch
2 Langley Lane
Vauxhall
London
SW8 1GB

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: 1) TO PROMOTE THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE LAW, IN PARTICULAR IN RELATION TO THE USE OF STOP AND SEARCH POWERS. 2) TO PROMOTE ETHICAL STANDARDS OF CONDUCT IN POLICING, IN PARTICULAR IN RELATION TO THE USE OF STOP AND SEARCH POWERS TO ENSURE POLICING IS FAIR, EFFECTIVE AND ACCOUNTABLE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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