HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS

Registered charity 1183873 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC053273 (OSCR)

For the public benefit the relief and assistance of people in any part of theworld who are the victims of war or natural disaster, trouble, or catastrophe inparticular by the supply of food, water, sanitary and personal hygiene productsand digital education tools.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE OF PEOPLE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD WHO ARE THE VICTIMS OF WAR OR NATURAL DISASTER, TROUBLE, CATASTROPHE OR POVERTY IN PARTICULAR BY SUPPLYING FOOD, WATER, SANITARY, PERSONAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS AND DIGITAL EDUCATION TOOLS, PROVIDED INDIVIDUALLY OR IN A COMMUNAL SETTING. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AFFECTED BY WAR AND NATURAL DISASTERS BY THE PROVISION OF A DIGITAL EDUCATIONAL TOOL SCHEDULER AND RESOURCE PORTAL TO ASSIST THEM, THEIR PARENTS/CARERS, EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS IN CONTINUED EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

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 · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Islington, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£624k

Latest spending

£357k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated an excess income over expenditure of £266,731 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £282,534. The charity's reserves policy targets one month of ongoing expenses, a target which is significantly exceeded by the current fund balance. The filing notes that an independent examination was completed after the submission deadline due to delays in receiving information.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 1 months' worth of ongoing expenses (held: £283k)

“Our Reserves policy is to reserve 1 months' worth of ongoing expenses in advance to ensure the smooth running of the charity.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Governance: Late filing admitted

“the delay in the receipt of information and the drafting of the accounts means that the examination was not able to be completed prior to the deadline for submission”

“During the year, the charity engaged with the Charity Commission for England and Wales as part of a regulatory review.” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Governance: Regulator engagement

“the delay in the receipt of information and the drafting of the accounts means that the examination was not able to be completed prior to the deadline for submission”

“During the year, the charity engaged with the Charity Commission for England and Wales as part of a regulatory review.” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Israel’s forced displacement orders in Lebanon mirror Gaza tactics, terrorise civilians, and disrupt humanitarian operations map.org.uk · 06/03/2026

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£624k

Total spending

£357k

Cost of raising funds

£30k

Reserves (reported)

£282k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~9.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (96% 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: 4.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Darren Adlerchair
Mark Palmer
Pius Burns Abayie Danso

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

Operates in: Abu Dhabi · Afghanistan · Ajman · Akrotiri · Aland Islands · Albania · Algeria · American Samoa · Andorra · Angola · Anguilla · Antarctica

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£624k	£357k
31/03/2024	£518k	£509k
31/03/2023	£54k	£49k
31/03/2022	£20k	£21k
31/03/2021	£6k	£5k

Common questions

Is HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated an excess income over expenditure of £266,731 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £282,534. The charity's reserves policy targets one month of ongoing expenses, a target which is significantly exceeded by the current fund balance. The filing notes that an independent examination was completed after the submission deadline due to delays in receiving information. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE REED FOUNDATION	1	£41k
THE STREET FOUNDATION	1	£0

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Humanitas.

Humanitas income £351k
UNITE 4 HUMANITY income £1.1m
AID THE NEEDY income £104k
HUMANITARIAN AID RELIEF TRUST income £774k
HUMAN CARE INITIATIVE income £71k
HELP HUMANITY UK income £29k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS	£624k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Humanitas FY2025	£351k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
UNITE 4 HUMANITY FY2025	£1.1m	—	above	—	no doubt
AID THE NEEDY FY2025	£104k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HUMANITARIAN AID RELIEF TRUST FY2024	£774k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HUMAN CARE INITIATIVE FY2025	£71k	—	below	—	noted

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.