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Humanity First International

Registered charity 1149693 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HUMANITY FIRST

To provide immediate relief to people in those areas of the world who have been the victims of natural or man made disasters irrespective of creed, race, colour or religion.To provide development aid to those in need in order to enable the donees to acquire key skills so that they can achieve self-sufficiency.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£886k
Latest spending
£301k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased by 67% to £886,085, resulting in a net income of £584,876 for the year. The trustees report that the present level of funding is adequate to support the continuation of the charity's operations and consider the financial position to be satisfactory. Reserves are held at £3,692,479, which exceeds the stated policy target of nine months of unrestricted reserves.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: nine months of unrestricted reserves (held: £3.7m)
“It is the Charity's policy to have working capital requirement of at least 9 months of unrestricted reserves.” — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations made to the charity by Trustees in the year totalled £6,511 (2023: £1,572).
“Donations made to the charity by Trustees in the year totalled £6,511 (2023: £1,572). Expenses reimbursed to Trustees in the year totalled £ nil (2023: £ Nil). The HFI provided loan of 167,302 to HFI Healtcare for the purpose of Ivory Coast Hospital.”
“The HFI provided loan of 167,302 to HFI Healtcare for the purpose of Ivory Coast Hospital.” — page 18
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loan provided to HFI Healthcare.
“Donations made to the charity by Trustees in the year totalled £6,511 (2023: £1,572). Expenses reimbursed to Trustees in the year totalled £ nil (2023: £ Nil). The HFI provided loan of 167,302 to HFI Healtcare for the purpose of Ivory Coast Hospital.”
“The HFI provided loan of 167,302 to HFI Healtcare for the purpose of Ivory Coast Hospital.” — page 18
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Johnsons Chartered Accountants. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

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

Total income
£886k
Total spending
£301k
Cost of raising funds
£29k
Reserves (reported)
£1.5m
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~59.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (87% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 3.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bosnia And Herzegovina · Burkina Faso · Haiti · Ivory Coast · Jordan · Kenya · Mali · Nepal · Occupied Palestinian Territories · Pakistan · Sierra Leone · The Gambia

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£886k£301k
31/12/2023£531k£308k
31/12/2022£683k£169k
31/12/2021£611k£330k
31/12/2020£516k£532k

Common questions

Is Humanity First International financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased by 67% to £886,085, resulting in a net income of £584,876 for the year. The trustees report that the present level of funding is adequate to support the continuation of the charity's operations and consider the financial position to be satisfactory. Reserves are held at £3,692,479, which exceeds the stated policy target of nine months of unrestricted reserves. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Johnsons Chartered Accountants.

Who funds Humanity First International?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Humanity First International as a grant recipient include HUMANITY FIRST UK, THE CYRIL AND EVE JUMBO CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
HUMANITY FIRST UKFY2023£250kGrant to affiliate organisation
THE CYRIL AND EVE JUMBO CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
MAJLIS KHUDDAMUL AHMADIYYA (UK)1£97k
THE PAULINE AVIGES-GRAHAM FOUNDATION1£30k
OVE ARUP PARTNERSHIP CHARITABLE TRUST1£11k
SSP FOUNDATION1£3k
The Dentons UK and Middle East LLP Charitable Trust1£2k
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k
THE BIRMINGHAM MOSQUE TRUST LIMITED1£0

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HUMANITY FIRST UK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Humanity First International£886k—0unclear—no doubt
HUMANITY FIRST UK FY2024£2.7m—0above—no doubt
UNITE 4 HUMANITY FY2025£1.1m—0above—no doubt
HEAL HUMANITY LTD FY2025£2.3m—0unclear—no doubt
LADY SUMAYYA HUMANITARIAN AID FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2024£220k—0unclear—no doubt
HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS FY2025£624k—0unclear—no doubt

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