RELIEF INTERNATIONAL UK

Registered charity 1098106 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RELIEF UK · listed website unreachable when last crawled

Latest income
£40.8m
Latest spending
£40.6m
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income decreased by 25% to $51.2 million, while total expenditure on charitable activities fell to $50.9 million, resulting in a net surplus for the year. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of $599,167, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover 3.6 months of non-project operational expenditure. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £190,001 - £200,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £125k)
£190k - £200k ($238,471 - $251,022) — page 34
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 7
There were 7 employees based in the UK whose annual emoluments were £60,000 ($75,306) or more in 2024 (2023: 10). — page 34
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 3-6 months of non-project operational expenditure (held: £745k)
The trustees have agreed that free reserves should normally be within a range of 3-6 months of non-project operational expenditure. — page 9
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Guarantee issued for RI-France
In March 2025, the charity issued a guarantee on behalf of RI-France to one of RI-France’s main funders. The charity has agreed to guarantee certain obligations of RI-France with respect to advances received. The total values of the RI-France advances was $8.2 million, however the guarantee would only be called on should RI-France already spend these funds and then be unable to deliver the project, or if there was a cause for any clawback of funds spent on the project and RI-France could not repay such funds. The spend to date on the projects is not materially different to budget, and given the controls in place around project spending, the Trustees consider the risk of RI-UK being called on as guarantor in either case to be very low. — page 39
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

Corporate structure

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£40.8m
Total spending
£40.6m
Reserves (reported)
£1.0m
Employees
25

Reported reserves equal ~0.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Afghanistan · Bangladesh · Burma · Iran · Iraq · Jordan · Lebanon · Philippines · Somalia · South Sudan · Sudan · Syria

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£40.8m£40.6m
31/12/2023£53.7m£55.0m
31/12/2022£58.6m£58.8m
31/12/2021£67.7m£65.6m
31/12/2020£82.3m£84.1m

Common questions

Is RELIEF INTERNATIONAL UK financially healthy?

The accounts state that total income decreased by 25% to $51.2 million, while total expenditure on charitable activities fell to $50.9 million, resulting in a net surplus for the year. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of $599,167, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover 3.6 months of non-project operational expenditure. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of RELIEF INTERNATIONAL UK earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £190,001 - £200,000 band, and 7 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds RELIEF INTERNATIONAL UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name RELIEF INTERNATIONAL UK as a grant recipient include PLAN INTERNATIONAL UK, OVE ARUP PARTNERSHIP CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

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