Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: -5

Support Score: 6

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -3
Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Only 3 Trustees: -2
Static board: -3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 6

HONG KONG WATCH

Promotion of human rights in Hong Kong by: monitoring abuses, research into human rights issues and providing technical advice; publishing in-depth reports; raising awareness of, and promoting public support for, human rights issues; facilitating discussion and engagement with human rights in civil society; and international advocacy of human rights.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
There has been strong growth in spending since inception
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 3 trustees
The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £1,296,580 available, equivalent to 40 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

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	£601	£387	£214	£33	£1,292	£1,297	40.2	7	3
31/12/21	£567	£272	£295	£30	£1,078	£1,072	47.3	7	0
31/12/20	£757	£136	£620	£20	£784	£780	68.7	4	0
31/12/19	£216	£52	£163	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 5.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 8.5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 40.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 40 months
Quick Ratio: 28.4

Asset Split ?

Established: 6 years

www.hongkongwatch.org

info@hongkongwatch.org

02074881867

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity

GiG Classification

Social & legal advocacy

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

7 employees
3 volunteers

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
Greater London Authority - Hong Kongers’ pathway to citizenship in the UK: Rights, entitlements and responsibilities
£20,000	19/07/2023	This project aims to make politics more accessible to Hongkongers; encourage more community interest groups led by Hongkongers to hold events and activities related to civic and democratic ....more This project aims to make politics more accessible to Hongkongers; encourage more community interest groups led by Hongkongers to hold events and activities related to civic and democratic participation
Unbound Philanthropy - Grant to Hong Kong Watch
£60,000	15/11/2022	For support to build welcoming infrastructure and improve integration for Hong Kongers in the UK
Unbound Philanthropy - Grant to Hong Kong Watch
£50,000	11/03/2021	To promote the rights and integration of refugees and British National (Overseas) Status Holders in the UK

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

DR MALTE PHILIPP KAEDING PHD Appointed: 2018

AILEEN YI WAN LAM Appointed: 2018

GRAY DANIEL SERGEANT (Chair) Appointed: 2018

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/09/2018, number: 1180013

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Volunteer management

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

Office 7
35-37 Ludgate Hill
London
EC4M 7JN

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS) IN HONG KONG BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:- MONITORING ABUSES OF HUMAN RIGHTS; - OBTAINING REDRESS FOR THE VICTIMS OF SUCH ABUSES;- RESEARCH INTO HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES;- PROVIDING TECHNICAL ADVICE TO INTERNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS, INCLUDING THE UK GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS, ON HUMAN RIGHTS;- CONTRIBUTING TO THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS LAW BY OFFERING EXPERT ADVICE TO INTERNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS; - COMMENTING ON PROPOSED HUMAN RIGHTS LEGISLATION;- COMMENTING ON THE CAUSES OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES, INCLUDING VIOLATIONS OF JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE AND FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN ACADEMIA; - PUBLISHING AUTHORITATIVE REPORTS WHICH PROVIDE AN IN-DEPTH EXAMINATION OF POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS;- PROMOTING RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATIONS;- INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY OF HUMAN RIGHTS, MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE UNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENT AND THE WIDER INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY WHEN VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN HONG KONG TAKE PLACE;- FACILITATING DISCUSSION AND ENGAGEMENT WITH HUMAN RIGHTS IN HONG KONG AMONG KEY STAKEHOLDERS IN ACADEMIA, GOVERNMENT, PARLIAMENT, THE MEDIA, AND HONG KONG'S CIVIL SOCIETY; - RELIEVING NEED AMONG THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE;- ELIMINATING INFRINGEMENTS OF HUMAN RIGHTS.IN FURTHERANCE OF THAT OBJECT BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER TO ENGAGE IN POLITICAL ACTIVITY PROVIDED THAT THE TRUSTEES ARE SATISFIED THAT THE PROPOSED ACTIVITIES WILL FURTHER THE PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY TO AN EXTENT JUSTIFIED BY THE RESOURCES COMMITTED AND THE ACTIVITY IS NOT THE DOMINANT MEANS BY WHICH THE CHARITY CARRIED OUT ITS OBJECTS.THIS OBJECT WILL BE PURSUED PARTICULARLY FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM OR ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD AT THE TRUSTEES' DISCRETION.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008].

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