NORTHAMPTONSHIRE RIGHTS AND EQUALITY COUNCIL
Northamptonshire REC's vision is to promote a socially cohesive society in which diversity is recognised, celebrated and valued. We believe in social justice in Northamptonshire and support individuals who are victims of injustice.
Objects
(A) TO WORK TOWARDS THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION;(B) TO PROMOTE RACIAL EQUALITY;(C) TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS,(D) TO WORK TOWARDS THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AND TO PROMOTE EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY IN RESPECT OF GENDER, SEXUALITY, RELIGION, AGE AND DISABILITY, SO LONG AS THERE IS NO REDUCTION OF DILUTION OF THE WORK OF THE COMPANY IN RESPECT OF (A), (B) AND (C) ABOVE;ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE AREA HEREINAFTER KNOWN AS "THE COMPANY'S AREA OF BENEFIT
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state a net surplus of £36,661 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves standing at £107,092. The charity's reserves policy targets approximately three months of expenditure plus redundancy costs, and the current unrestricted balance exceeds this target. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention during the examination of the financial statements.
What the accounts disclose
“Charitable Activities 2 64,567 168483 233,050” — page 11
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds at a level which equates to approximately 3 months expenditure, together with the sum needed to cover potential redundancy costs of employees should funding lines significantly reduce.” — page 7
“During the year the trustees received £98 in remuneration. (2024:£nil)” — page 15
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 16
- Government income: £30,000 — contracts £30,000 (1); 12% of the £246,006 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 12
- Government income: £39,300 — grants £39,300 (2); 17% of the £227,141 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 13
- Government income: £21,800 — grants £21,800 (4); 12% of the £175,759 total gross income on the same return
Trustees
- Christopher Nelson
- Dr Amy Cortvriend
- Janet Gordon
- Kamal Paul
- Kelvin Singh
- Manjit Sohal
- Syed Shah
- VIMAL SHAH
- Winston Strachan
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £246k | £209k |
| 31/03/2024 | £227k | £149k |
| 31/03/2023 | £176k | £147k |
| 31/03/2022 | £152k | £131k |
| 31/03/2021 | £152k | £131k |
Common questions
Is NORTHAMPTONSHIRE RIGHTS AND EQUALITY COUNCIL financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state a net surplus of £36,661 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves standing at £107,092. The charity's reserves policy targets approximately three months of expenditure plus redundancy costs, and the current unrestricted balance exceeds this target. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention during the examination of the financial statements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds NORTHAMPTONSHIRE RIGHTS AND EQUALITY COUNCIL?
Funders whose own accounts filings name NORTHAMPTONSHIRE RIGHTS AND EQUALITY COUNCIL as a grant recipient include THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £71k | Grants & Donations |
| THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £26k | Grants & Donations |
| NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £4k | |
| THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £938 | Grants |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 14/05/2026 | £239k | "Summer of ’76: Black Youth, Northamptonshire, and the Caribbean - United by Reggae, Heritage and Resistance" |
| Sport England | 13/02/2026 | £14k | Football Unites |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 28/11/2024 | £177k | Building resilience to hate in Northamptonshire |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 21/11/2024 | £20k | Windrush in Wellingborough 77 and 78 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 28/09/2023 | £9k | Making our voices heard against discrimination in Northamptonshire |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 14/04/2023 | £9k | Windrush 75 in Northamptonshire |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 25/06/2021 | £9k | LGBTQ+ Messages of Hope |
| UK government | 31/07/2020 | £9k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 02/08/2019 | £10k | Northamptonshire Anti-Racism 2020 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 01/09/2016 | £7k | Celebrate Standing up to Hate Crime |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/03/2016 | £9k | Not all in your Head |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 15/03/2016 | £50k | "Sharing Stories - Challenging Discrimination" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 14/05/2014 | £8k | Hate crime- Report it, Sort it! |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 15/12/2011 | £10k | Northamptonshire Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 25/09/2009 | £8k | Housing and Hate Incident Conference and Resources |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 24/05/2005 | £24k | "Race to Score" |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| LOCAL TRUST | 1 | £453k |
| DAVID LAING FOUNDATION | 1 | £141k |
| THE JOHN ARMITAGE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £140k |
| THE NISBET TRUST | 1 | £88k |
| THE RANDAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £42k |
| DOLPHIN SOCIETY | 1 | £30k |
| THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST | 1 | £20k |
| THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (GEORGE HENRY T AND LAURENCE J CADBURY SECTIONS) | 1 | £20k |
Charities like this
- GROUNDWORK NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
- RIGHTS AND EQUALITIES IN NEWHAM
- NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
- VOLUNTARY IMPACT NORTHAMPTONSHIRE LTD
- NORTH ROMFORD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
- NORTHAMPTON TOWN FC COMMUNITY TRUST
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHAMPTONSHIRE RIGHTS AND EQUALITY COUNCIL | £246k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| GROUNDWORK NORTHAMPTONSHIRE | £1.4m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| RIGHTS AND EQUALITIES IN NEWHAM | £591k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | £1.7m | — | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| VOLUNTARY IMPACT NORTHAMPTONSHIRE LTD | £1.2m | £60,001 - £70,000 | 1 | above | — | no doubt |
| NORTH ROMFORD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | £216k | — | — | above | — | no doubt |