EYEWITNESS

Registered charity 1156242 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

A mobile camera app, designed to document and report information on human rights abuses, was finalised and launched. Field testing of the beta version of the app was completed. The feedback was compiled and incorporated into the final production version of the app. The app was released to the public in June 2015. eyeWitness has now been developing support among target users of the app.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE 1) HUMAN RIGHTS IN RELATION TO TORTURE AND INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT (AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE 3 OF THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS) OR 2) RIGHTS WHICH ARE PROTECTED BY CRIMINAL SANCTION UNDER THE ROME STATUTE OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT AND SUBSEQUENT REVISIONS THERETO BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:A) MONITORING AND REPORTING OF ABUSES OF SUCH RIGHTS TO LAWFUL PROSECUTING AUTHORITIES;B) CONTRIBUTING TO THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAW AS IT RELATES TO SUCH RIGHTS;C) RAISING AWARENESS OF, ADVANCING EDUCATION IN AND PROMOTING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR SUCH RIGHTS.”

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

Causes: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,034,551 at year-end, an increase from the previous year. The Trustees consider the charity's resources adequate to continue in operation for the foreseeable future, citing high cash reserves and net assets. The charity relies heavily on donations and services from the International Bar Association, which provided £260,000 in cash and £335,070 in donated services during the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Reported reserves equal ~23.4 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 (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (24/04/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr MARK STEVEN ELLISchair
• DAVID WOLFE RIVKIN
• Fatou Bensouda
• JUDGE RICHARD JOSEPH GOLDSTONE
• Leila Nadya Sadat
• PHILIP ZEIDMAN
• TIMOTHY HUGHES

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

Operates in: City Of London

Income and spending

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