INTERNATIONAL LIBERTY ASSOCIATION
Registered charity 1160607 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
International Liberty Association aims to raise awareness within the British public of the human rights abuses in Iran and the Middle East and at the same time making a real difference in the lives of the victims of such abuses. ILA will also provide facilities and assistance to other groups and organisations involved in promoting human rights in Iran and the Middle East.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The accounts state that total income reduced to £3,696,171 from £4,658,844 in the previous year, primarily due to the absence of a one-off property donation. Despite this reduction, the Trustees consider the Charity to have remained financially stable, with administrative expenditure representing less than 5% of total expenditure.
Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: a level considered sufficient to enable the Charity to continue operating during periods of reduced income while allowing sufficient flexibility to respond to emerging charitable needs
“The Trustees aim to maintain unrestricted reserves at a level considered sufficient to enable the Charity to continue operating during periods of reduced income while allowing sufficient flexibility to respond to emerging charitable needs.” — page 9
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by GOLDWINS LIMITED. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Going concern: going-concern doubt noted (FY2025) → no going-concern doubt (FY2026).
Comparing this charity’s FY2025 and FY2026 accounts as analysed by this site.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — International Liberty Association (matched by registered charity number).
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/01/2026)
Cost of raising funds
£18k
Reported reserves equal ~1.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 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: 0.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (14/05/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Ali Nekooi
- CAROLYN SARA BECKINGHAM
- DAVID CLIFFORD WOOD
- FATEMEH OLIYAEI
- Hoshang Dookani
- James Edward Lloyd Martin
- Rosalind Jane Topping · trustee of 1 other charity
- WILLIAM HUGHES
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is INTERNATIONAL LIBERTY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that total income reduced to £3,696,171 from £4,658,844 in the previous year, primarily due to the absence of a one-off property donation. Despite this reduction, the Trustees consider the Charity to have remained financially stable, with administrative expenditure representing less than 5% of total expenditure. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by GOLDWINS LIMITED.
Who funds INTERNATIONAL LIBERTY ASSOCIATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name INTERNATIONAL LIBERTY ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include THE C P CHARITABLE TRUST, THE GOOD LUCK CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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