Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 10

Future income +5
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1

Overall weighted support: +10

Overall GiG Score: 14

THE CENTRE FOR MILITARY JUSTICE

The charity provides a range of legal services to current and former members of the Armed Forces, or their bereaved families, where there has been bullying, sexual harassment, sexual or domestic or racist abuse, violence or neglect. The charity undertakes educational and outreach work within and relevant to the Armed Forces, promoting the rule of law, human rights and access to justice.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Why are there only 4 trustees?

Financial issues to consider:

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	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£109	£66	£43	n/a
31/03/22	£74	£76	£-3	n/a
31/03/21	£96	£52	£44	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

www.centreformilitaryjustice.org.uk

emmanorton@centreformilitaryjustice.org.uk

07793563562

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Armed Forces/Emergency Service Efficiency
Disability
Education/Training
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Support for victims of domestic or sexual abuse
Emotional support, counselling or therapy

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Joseph Rowntree Foundation	£205,000
The Legal Education Foundation	£30,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£20,000
Paul Hamlyn Foundation	£20,000
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund	£1,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Centre for Military Justice
£60,000	12/07/2024 36	Core costs
The Legal Education Foundation - A grant to Centre for Military Justice
£30,000	25/05/2023	A grant to Centre for Military Justice under the LEF's Fairer Systems programme
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Centre for Military Justice
£45,000	18/03/2023	Core costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Funding a paralegal
£10,000	20/05/2022	The funding will be used to employ a paralegal who will provide advice to service personnel veterans and bereaved families. The project aims to promote equality and diversity and advocate for positive change.
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Centre for Military Justice
£1,500	06/10/2021	Small Grant Unrestricted Core Costs
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - COVID19 Emergency Funding
£20,000	02/09/2020 3	Support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by COVID19.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Centre for Military Justice
£100,000	10/07/2020 36	Core costs
National Lottery Community Fund - The Centre for Military Justice
£10,000	03/04/2020 9	The funding will be used to set up the new organisation which will support current and ex-service personnel and their families.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

JOHN DONNELLY CBE Appointed: 2020

MAJINDER RANDHAWA Appointed: 2020

ROSIE BRIGHOUSE Appointed: 2020

SIAN NICHOLSON Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/12/2019, number: 1186988

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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

3 returns made; all on time

Main office

PO Box 59699
LONDON
SE22 2EJ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:1. TO PROMOTE THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAW IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY PROVIDING SPECIALIST LEGAL ADVICE AND REPRESENTATION IN ALL MATTERS RELATING TO THE LAW, PRACTICE AND ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN CONNECTION WITH THE BRITISH ARMED FORCES;2. TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS) THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, INCLUDING (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY OBTAINING REDRESS FOR AND RELIEVING NEED AMONG THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE, RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES, PROMOTING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND ELIMINATING INFRINGEMENTS OF HUMAN RIGHTS; 3. TO RELIEVE THOSE IN NEED BECAUSE OF ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE;4. TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE BRITISH ARMED FORCES IN ALL MATTERS RELATING TO THE LAW, PRACTICE AND ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN CONNECTION WITH THE BRITISH ARMED FORCES; AND5. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL MATTERS RELATING TO THE LAW, PRACTICE AND ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN CONNECTION WITH THE BRITISH ARMED FORCES.

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