MIDDLE EAST CONCERN - UK

Registered charity 1158373 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MEC, MIDDLE EAST CONCERN

MONITORING ABUSES OF HUMAN RIGHTS  SEEKING REDRESS FOR THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE  RELIEVING NEED AMONG THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE  RESEARCH INTO HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES  EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS 0001

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN ARTICLE 9 “FREEDOM OF THOUGHT, CONSCIENCE AND RELIGION” OF THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS) THROUGHOUT THE WORLD BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:• MONITORING ABUSES OF HUMAN RIGHTS • SEEKING REDRESS FOR THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE • RELIEVING NEED AMONG THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE • RESEARCH INTO HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES • EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS • INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY OF HUMAN RIGHTS

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved an operational surplus of £5,223 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total unrestricted net assets of £81,178. The trustees report that unrestricted cash reserves of £75,299 were below their stated policy target of approximately £160,000, noting that donor pledge challenges prevented compliance with the six-month expenditure target.

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 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2022)

Reported reserves equal ~2.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 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 (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• ASHRAF SALIB BASTOUROUS FARAHAT
• Sarah Elizabeth Mhamdi
• TANAS ALQASSIS · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Abu Dhabi · Algeria · Egypt · Iran · Iraq · Israel · Jordan · Lebanon · Libya · Luton · Mauritania · Morocco

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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