NORTHAMPTONSHIRE RIGHTS AND EQUALITY COUNCIL

Registered charity 1097767 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NORTHAMPTONSHIRE RACIAL EQUALITY COUNCIL, NREC

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

Area of benefit: THE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE AREA

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: West Northamptonshire, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£246k
Latest spending
£209k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable Activities (95% of income)
“Charitable Activities 2 64,567 168483 233,050” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: approximately 3 months expenditure, together with the sum needed to cover potential redundancy costs of employees should funding lines significantly reduce (reserves figure: £107k)
“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
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Trustees received £98 in remuneration.
“During the year the trustees received £98 in remuneration. (2024:£nil)” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

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

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — NREC (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATIONFY2025£71kGrants & Donations
THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATIONFY2023£26kGrants & Donations
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£4k
THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATIONFY2024£938Grants

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund14/05/2026£239k"Summer of ’76: Black Youth, Northamptonshire, and the Caribbean - United by Reggae, Heritage and Resistance"
Sport England13/02/2026£14kFootball Unites
The National Lottery Community Fund28/11/2024£177kBuilding resilience to hate in Northamptonshire
The National Lottery Community Fund21/11/2024£20kWindrush in Wellingborough 77 and 78
The National Lottery Community Fund28/09/2023£9kMaking our voices heard against discrimination in Northamptonshire
The National Lottery Community Fund14/04/2023£9kWindrush 75 in Northamptonshire
The National Lottery Community Fund25/06/2021£9kLGBTQ+ Messages of Hope
UK government31/07/2020£9kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund02/08/2019£10kNorthamptonshire Anti-Racism 2020
The National Lottery Community Fund01/09/2016£7kCelebrate Standing up to Hate Crime
The National Lottery Community Fund23/03/2016£9kNot all in your Head
The National Lottery Heritage Fund15/03/2016£50k"Sharing Stories - Challenging Discrimination"
The National Lottery Community Fund14/05/2014£8kHate crime- Report it, Sort it!
The National Lottery Community Fund15/12/2011£10kNorthamptonshire Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Project
The National Lottery Community Fund25/09/2009£8kHousing and Hate Incident Conference and Resources
The National Lottery Heritage Fund24/05/2005£24k"Race to Score"

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GROUNDWORK NORTHAMPTONSHIRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE RIGHTS AND EQUALITY COUNCIL£246k—0above—no doubt
GROUNDWORK NORTHAMPTONSHIRE FY2025£1.4m—0above—no doubt
RIGHTS AND EQUALITIES IN NEWHAM FY2025£591k—0above—no doubt
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FY2025£1.7m—1unclear—no doubt
VOLUNTARY IMPACT NORTHAMPTONSHIRE LTD FY2025£1.2m£60,001 - £70,0001above—no doubt
NORTH ROMFORD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2026£216k——above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.