RELEASE ERITREA

Registered charity 1136627 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RE/RELEASE

IT IS A HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANISATIONADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITYDO ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDSEDUCATING THE PUBLIC OF DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS BELIEFSPROMOTING HUMAN RIGHTS BY MONITORING ABUSE OF HUMAN RIGHTS, RELIEVING NEED AMONG THE VICTIMS,RAISING AWARENESS

Objects

(I) THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:A. ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY ANDDIVERSITY;B. PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLEFROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS;C. CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY.(II) THE PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS HARMONY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BYEDUCATING THE PUBLIC IN DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS BELIEFS INCLUDING ANAWARENESS OF THEIR DISTINCTIVE FEATURES AND THEIR COMMON GROUND TOPROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT FAITHS;(III) THE PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSALDECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONSCONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS) THROUGHOUT THE WORLD BY ALL OR ANY OF THEFOLLOWING MEANS:A) MONITORING ABUSES OF HUMAN RIGHT.B) RELIEVING NEED AMONG THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE;C) RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES;

Area of benefit: THE WORLD

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Greenwich, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£407k
Latest spending
£412k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £5,618 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £148,105 to £142,390. The trustees confirm that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis, indicating no immediate risk to the charity's continuation.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Release International (95% of income)
“Release International 387,699” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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 28/02/2025

  • Volunteers: 20

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 29/02/2024

  • Volunteers: 5

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 28/02/2023

  • Volunteers: 10

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

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Egypt · Eritrea · Ethiopia · Israel · Sudan · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
28/02/2025£407k£412k
29/02/2024£413k£448k
28/02/2023£424k£385k
28/02/2022£408k£487k
28/02/2021£468k£406k

Common questions

Is RELEASE ERITREA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £5,618 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £148,105 to £142,390. The trustees confirm that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis, indicating no immediate risk to the charity's continuation. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds RELEASE ERITREA?

Funders whose own accounts filings name RELEASE ERITREA as a grant recipient include KINGSWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH, CHURCH OF THE LIVING GOD TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
KINGSWOOD BAPTIST CHURCHFY2026£2k
CHURCH OF THE LIVING GOD TRUSTFY2024£1k

Funders of similar charities

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN RELIEF.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
RELEASE ERITREA£407k—0unclear—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN RELIEF FY2025£385k——unclear—no doubt
ARISE FOUNDATION FY2025£760k——below—no doubt
THE HARLEA CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£22k—0unclear—no doubt
ANTISEMITISM POLICY TRUST FY2025£426k——unclear—no doubt
HARROP HR MISSIONS LTD FY2026£142k—0unclear—no doubt

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