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Centre for the Advancement of Development and Human Rights

Registered charity 1178974 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CARD-HR, CENTRE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS

We work with various communities in South East London and assist them to be economically independent through entrepreneurial and business development schemes and training programmes. At the same time, we also provide free legal advice and representation to individuals that we consider to be indigent and/or incapable of navigating the complex legal process that they are often faced with.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£457k
Latest spending
£395k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £129,970, which the trustees consider below the policy target of three months' recurrent expenditure. The charity reported a net incoming resource surplus of £62,748 for the year, funded entirely by grant income, with no staff emoluments exceeding £60,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grant Income (100% of income)
“Grant Income General Grant 3 457,320”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £130k; policy: three months recurrent expenditure)
“The Trustees consider that the current level of restricted reserves for the Charity is below that required”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Total income
£612k
Total spending
£524k
Cost of raising funds
£28k
Reserves (reported)
£138k
Employees
39

Reported reserves equal ~3.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (55% 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: 4.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£457k£395k
31/12/2024£498k£627k
31/12/2023£612k£524k
31/12/2022£603k£332k
31/10/2021£672k£467k

Common questions

Is Centre for the Advancement of Development and Human Rights financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £129,970, which the trustees consider below the policy target of three months' recurrent expenditure. The charity reported a net incoming resource surplus of £62,748 for the year, funded entirely by grant income, with no staff emoluments exceeding £60,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
A B Charitable Trust27/04/2026£30kA grant to Centre for the Advancement of Development and Human Rights
The National Lottery Community Fund09/09/2020£22kCAD-HR Community Cohesion Project
London Borough of Southwark01/04/2020£8kGrant to Centre for the Advancement of Development and Human Rights