FUND FOR GLOBAL HUMAN RIGHTS UK

Registered charity 1151043 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£4.0m
Latest spending
£2.4m
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £164,669 for the year, resulting in total net assets of £756,356. The trustees maintain a designated operating reserve of £440,000, with unrestricted net assets above this designation standing at £176,276. The auditor confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £100,000 - £109,999 — above the median for charities its size (£76k)
£100,000 - £109,999 1
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: Board Designated Operating Reserve policy (held: £176k)
This year, the Global Board introduced a Board Designated Operating Reserve policy, and the UK entity has designated £440,000, a pro-rated share of the global reserve level. The trustees are closely monitoring cash flow and revenue strategies to maintain a strong reserve balance. The balance of unrestricted net assets above the designated operating reserve at year end were £176,276. — page 17
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant income paid to related party
Grant income of £1,023,164 received during the year has been paid to Fund for Global Human Rights US for grant distribution and/or program implementation (2022: £560,764). An amount of £33,754 is owed at year end from Fund for Global Human Rights US.
The following Trustees made donations during the year to Fund for Global Human Rights UK: Nicholas Vetch –£20,000, Kalvinder Dhillon – £5,000, Josephine Andrews – £240 — page 33
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee donations
Grant income of £1,023,164 received during the year has been paid to Fund for Global Human Rights US for grant distribution and/or program implementation (2022: £560,764). An amount of £33,754 is owed at year end from Fund for Global Human Rights US.
The following Trustees made donations during the year to Fund for Global Human Rights UK: Nicholas Vetch –£20,000, Kalvinder Dhillon – £5,000, Josephine Andrews – £240 — page 33
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Haines Watts.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income
£4.0m
Total spending
£2.4m
Cost of raising funds
£396k
Reserves (reported)
£1.7m
Employees
20

Reported reserves equal ~8.2 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: Algeria · Burma · Burundi · Congo (Democratic Republic) · Egypt · Guatemala · Guinea · Honduras · India · Kenya · Lambeth · Liberia

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£4.0m£2.4m
30/06/2024£1.9m£2.3m
30/06/2023£2.7m£2.5m
30/06/2022£2.0m£2.0m
30/06/2021£2.1m£2.0m

Common questions

Is FUND FOR GLOBAL HUMAN RIGHTS UK financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £164,669 for the year, resulting in total net assets of £756,356. The trustees maintain a designated operating reserve of £440,000, with unrestricted net assets above this designation standing at £176,276. The auditor confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Haines Watts.

What does the highest-paid employee of FUND FOR GLOBAL HUMAN RIGHTS UK earn?

Per its FY2023 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £100,000 - £109,999 band.

Who funds FUND FOR GLOBAL HUMAN RIGHTS UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FUND FOR GLOBAL HUMAN RIGHTS UK as a grant recipient include THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATIONFY2025£15k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery03/02/2022£500kSpecial Award 2023

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