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Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
    • Large volunteers +5
    Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

    THE DEFENDANT 

    The Defendant provides practical and emotional support to Defendants, their family members and defence witnesses via a dedicated helpline and email support service.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size

    Financial issues to consider:

    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
    • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
    miles

    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
    Deficit    		 Volun-
    teers
    05/04/23*£2,032£3,292£-1,26046
    05/04/22£11,098£4,075£7,02338
    Download accounts
    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 3 years

    www.thedefendant.org.uk

    info@thedefendant.org.uk

    03001245098

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    Listed activities
    • Education/Training
    • General Charitable Purposes
    GiG Classification
    • Other specialist outpatient services
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    Where it operates
    • Throughout England And Wales,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • Other Defined Groups
    • People With Disabilities
    • The General Public/Mankind
    Who works here?
    • Unknown number of employees
    • 46 volunteers

    Who's supporting them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (3)
    Current Trustees appointed

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/12/2020, number: 1192671
    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 handling
    • Complaints policy and procedures
    • Conflicting interests
    • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
    • Internal risk management policy and procedures
    • Investment
    • 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
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    2 returns made; AR23: 18 days late,
    Main office

    CAPITAL OFFICE
    KEMP HOUSE
    152-160 CITY ROAD
    LONDON
    EC1V 2NX

    Objectives

    THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: (A)TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE MENTAL HEALTH OF PERSONS SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS OR PROSECUTION BY PROMOTING AND PROVIDING SERVICES THAT PROVIDE EMOTIONAL AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT THROUGH ONLINE RESOURCES AND A NATIONAL HELPLINE (B) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM BY PROVIDING INFORMATION AND ADVICE IN RELATION TO THE PROCESS AND PROCEDURE IN CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    CharityBase
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