CCJO RENECASSIN
Rene Cassin promotes and protects universal human rights, drawing on Jewish experience and values. We achieve this by campaigning for change in defined human rights areas through a combination of advocacy, policy analysis, public campaigning and education and building the capacity of the Jewish activists and lawyers to support human rights.
Objects
TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS COVENANTS, CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS) THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, WITH REFERENCE TO THE VALUES AND THE HISTORICAL AND CURRENT EXPERIENCE OF JEWISH PEOPLE IN ORDER TO BENEFIT VULNERABLE PEOPLE AT RISK OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:A) ELIMINATING INFRINGEMENTS OF HUMAN RIGHTS;B) INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY OF HUMAN RIGHTS;C) PROMOTING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY;D) EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY;E) RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES;F) PROVIDING TECHNICAL ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS ON HUMAN RIGHTS MATTERS;G) COMMENTING ON PROPOSED HUMAN RIGHTS LEGISLATION;H) RESEARCH INFO UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £14,034 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total expenditure exceeding total incoming resources. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds decreased from £53,762 to £39,728, though the trustees consider the financial position satisfactory and adequate to meet their objects.
What the accounts disclose
“The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: 2025 1” — page 23
“The majority of this income, £157,336, came from donations and grants provided by charitable foundations”
“Costs of raising voluntary income 1,487” — page 10
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- 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
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 2
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£70,001–£80,000: 1)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 2
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 2
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
Trustees
- Danielle Mason
- Dr Sheldon Stone
- Jeffrey Highfield
- Jonathan Metzer
- Joshua Cass
- Nicholas Aleksander
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £158k | £172k |
| 31/12/2024 | £184k | £170k |
| 31/12/2023 | £163k | £170k |
| 31/12/2022 | £134k | £153k |
| 31/12/2021 | £144k | £147k |
Common questions
Is CCJO RENECASSIN financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £14,034 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total expenditure exceeding total incoming resources. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds decreased from £53,762 to £39,728, though the trustees consider the financial position satisfactory and adequate to meet their objects. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds CCJO RENECASSIN?
Funders whose own accounts filings name CCJO RENECASSIN as a grant recipient include THE SYBIL SHINE MEMORIAL TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE SYBIL SHINE MEMORIAL TRUST | FY2024 | £15k | |
| THE SYBIL SHINE MEMORIAL TRUST | FY2023 | £10k |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £750k |
| THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £250k |
| JOFFE CHARITABLE TRUST CIO | 1 | £65k |
| POLDEN PUCKHAM CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £38k |
| THE HENDON FAMILIES SYNAGOGUE LIMITED | 1 | £26k |
| HIGHWAY ONE TRUST | 1 | £15k |
| THE LINDER FOUNDATION | 1 | £14k |
| THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION | 1 | £5k |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCJO RENECASSIN | £158k | — | 1 | unclear | 0.9% | no doubt |
| THE CECIL ROSEN FOUNDATION | £531k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE INITIATIVE CIO | £42k | — | 0 | unclear | — | noted |
| THE CORPORATE JUSTICE COALITION CIO | £193k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| USER VOICE | £784k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| GAN MENACHEM HENDON LIMITED | £841k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |