HUMAN RELIEF FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1126281 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · listed website unreachable when last crawled · also registered in Scotland as SC038671 (OSCR)

Latest income
£8.8m
Latest spending
£9.2m
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the group reported an overall deficit of £339,665 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in negative unrestricted funds of £159,115. However, the group held total free reserves of £261,493 and cash at bank of £5,470,236, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain going concern status despite the need to reverse the negative unrestricted position in 2025.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3 to 6 months forward expenditure (held: £261k)
This has resulted in a current policy of maintaining the level of free reserves in the range of 3 to 6 months forward expenditure.
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Delta One Investments Limited
The charity has a trading subsidiary, Delta One Investments Limited, a company limited by shares, registered company number 07461733. — page 13
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by K B M UK Limited.

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

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

Total income
£8.8m
Total spending
£9.2m
Cost of raising funds
£1.1m
Reserves (reported)
£6.9m
Employees
146

Reported reserves equal ~9.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Bangladesh · France · Ghana · India · Iraq · Jordan · Kenya · Lebanon · Occupied Palestinian Territories · Pakistan · Sri Lanka · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£8.8m£9.2m
31/12/2023£7.5m£7.7m
31/12/2022£13.9m£13.3m
31/12/2021£10.2m£9.3m
31/12/2020£9.5m£8.4m

Common questions

Is HUMAN RELIEF FOUNDATION financially healthy?

The accounts state that the group reported an overall deficit of £339,665 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in negative unrestricted funds of £159,115. However, the group held total free reserves of £261,493 and cash at bank of £5,470,236, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain going concern status despite the need to reverse the negative unrestricted position in 2025. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by K B M UK Limited.

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