HONG KONG WATCH

Registered charity 1180013 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promotion of human rights in Hong Kong by: monitoring abuses, research into human rights issues and providing technical advice; publishing in-depth reports; raising awareness of, and promoting public support for, human rights issues; facilitating discussion and engagement with human rights in civil society; and international advocacy of human rights.

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

Latest income

£431k

Latest spending

£437k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity concluded 2024 with a slight deficit of £5,871, despite a 10% increase in total income. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves exceed three years' worth of current HR expenditure, placing the charity in a strong position to sustain and expand its activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three years of the current level of HR expenditure (held: £1.3m)

“The Board maintains its position that the organisation should keep unrestricted reserves adequate for three years of the current level of HR expenditure.” — page 14

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Hong Kong Watch (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

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

Total income

£601k

Total spending

£387k

Cost of raising funds

£33k

Reserves (reported)

£1.3m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~40.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Benedict Rogerschair
AILEEN YI WAN LAM
Dr MALTE PHILIPP KAEDING PHD
GRAY DANIEL SERGEANT

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£431k	£437k
31/12/2023	£392k	£419k
31/12/2022	£601k	£387k
31/12/2021	£567k	£272k
31/12/2020	£757k	£136k

Common questions

Is HONG KONG WATCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity concluded 2024 with a slight deficit of £5,871, despite a 10% increase in total income. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves exceed three years' worth of current HR expenditure, placing the charity in a strong position to sustain and expand its activities. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Unbound Philanthropy	21/11/2024	£60k	Grant to Hong Kong Watch
Greater London Authority (GLA)	19/07/2023	£20k	Hong Kongers’ pathway to citizenship in the UK: Rights, entitlements and responsibilities
Unbound Philanthropy	15/11/2022	£60k	Grant to Hong Kong Watch
Unbound Philanthropy	11/03/2021	£50k	Grant to Hong Kong Watch