Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 5

Strong growth: +2

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 7

THE PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE APPEAL FUND

The charity provides practical and financial support to transform the lives of prisoners of conscience - people who have exercised a, non-violent, act of conscience to uphold their or others' human rights and consequently suffered persecution.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity uses a corporate trustee

Established: 61 years

www.prisonersofconscience.org

info@prisonersofconscience.org

02074076644

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/03/23	£565	£377	£188	£67	£317	£309	9.8	4	7
31/03/22	£341	£317	£23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/21	£276	£289	£-13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/20	£332	£329	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/19?	£343	£365	£-23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/12/17	£284	£290	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	£336	£330	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	£303	£322	£-19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14	£270	£277	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13	£282	£290	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12	£353	£331	£22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11	£292	£374	£-81	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10	£377	£380	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09	£322	£355	£-34	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08	£374	£407	£-33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07	£324	£338	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06	£536	£300	£236	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05	£296	£327	£-31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04	£262	£314	£-53	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 13.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 20.5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 21%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 14%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 9.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.7

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Education/Training
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Burma, Cameroon, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Georgia, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Kenya, Lebanon, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Pakistan, Romania, Singapore, Throughout England And Wales, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States, Zimbabwe,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

4 employees
7 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
National Lottery Community Fund - Inte-great Refugees
£10,000	07/10/2022	The funding will be used to provide advice and mentoring support for refugees and asylum seekers. The project aims to help people to access essential services to integrate with the wider community ....more The funding will be used to provide advice and mentoring support for refugees and asylum seekers. The project aims to help people to access essential services to integrate with the wider community and obtain advice on securing employment.
The Joffe Trust - Prisoners of Conscience
£30,000	28/01/2022 12	To invest in fundraising
National Lottery Community Fund - Supporting with Conscience
£10,000	07/05/2021	The funding will be used to provide an employment mentoring scheme for people from refugee communities. The project aims to improve their chances of finding work and inclusion with the wider ....more The funding will be used to provide an employment mentoring scheme for people from refugee communities. The project aims to improve their chances of finding work and inclusion with the wider community.
The Joffe Trust - Prisoners of Conscience
£30,000	02/10/2020 12	Invest in fundraising
The Joffe Trust - Prisoners of Conscience
£30,000	10/05/2019 12	Fundraising development
AB Charitable Trust - Financial support to prisoners of conscience.
£10,000	27/01/2015	£10,000 towards core costs
AB Charitable Trust - Financial support to prisoners of conscience.
£10,000	29/10/2013	£10,000 towards core costs

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How is it governed?

Trustees (1)

PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE APPEAL FUND (TRUSTEE) LIMITED

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/11/1962, number: 213766

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
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
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

19 returns made; all on time

Main office

PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE
PO BOX 61044
LONDON
SE1 1UP

Objectives

2. The objects of the Fund are to:2.1 Prevent and relieve the poverty of any person throughout the world (and any spouse, child or dependant of any such persons) who has performed an act of conscience to uphold human rights (as contained in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, United Nations conventions and declarations and related regional instruments) for which they have been, or are likely to be imprisoned, persecuted or subjected to suffering, or have fled from their country to avoid such imprisonment, persecution or suffering, provided they have not used or advocated violence (a “prisoner of conscience”). 2.2 Promote the human rights of prisoners of conscience through the following means –2.1 Relieve the needs of and eliminate infringements of human rights of prisoners of conscience by providing grants or other assistance. 2.2 Engage with the public, government and law makers to support prisoners of conscience and their ability to continue to raise human rights issues; provide technical advice on human rights matters; and contribute to the sound administration of human rights law by providing practical support to meet the safety, security, migration, integration, employment and mental health of prisoners of conscience.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

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