RIGHTS AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN DEVELOPMENT LIMITED

Registered charity 1150846 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RAID

RAID PROMOTES RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT AND RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS BY COMPANIES AROUND THE WORLD BY: MONITORING HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES, WORKING WITH VICTIMS TO SEEK JUSTICE AND REDRESS;RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY TO RAISE AWARENESS; INFORMING AND ADVISING GOVERNMENTS, UN, OECD AND OTHER BODIES AND ADVOCATING BINDING CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY FRAMEWORKS.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total reserves stood at £333,191, with £69,118 being unrestricted. The trustees consider the charity to be a going concern based on current reserves and secured funding, noting that future income is sufficient to meet commitments. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed trading subsidiaries or related-party transactions.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Rights and Accountability in Development (RAID) (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Joseph Rowntree charitable trust — “Select Partners Joseph Rowntree charitable trust” (source page)
• Global Commons Alliance — “Global Commons Alliance” (source page)
• THE JOFFE CHARITABLE TRUST — “THE JOFFE CHARITABLE TRUST” (source page)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~8.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (88% 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: 4.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Steve Crawshawchair
• Dr Kathryn Nwajiaku-Dahou
• Laura Boardman
• Muleya Mwananyanda

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

Operates in: Congo (Democratic Republic) · Mozambique · South Africa · Tanzania · Throughout London · Zambia · Zimbabwe

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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