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EQUIDEM

Registered charity 1199107 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EQUIDEM CHARITABLE ORGANISATION

Equidem is an independent, non-political human rights and labour rights charity working globally and locally to promote the rights of marginalised communities, accountability for serious violations, and developing the human rights movement.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£464k
Latest spending
£462k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £3,876 for the year, with total income of £463,810 against total expenditure of £467,687. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £103,139, which the trustees consider to be within their stated policy target of three to six months of operating expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £90,001 - £100,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £60k)
“One individual employee was paid between £90,000 ‐ £100,000 (2024: One)” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One individual employee was paid between £90,000 ‐ £100,000 (2024: One)” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three to six months of operating expenditure (held: £103k)
“The trustees' policy is to maintain free reserves equivalent to between three and six months of operating expenditure.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Charity owed £6,809 to a company 100% owned by the CEO.
“At the year end, the charity owed the above company £6,809 (2024: £40,942), a company which is 100% owned by chief executive officer S M Qadri.” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/05/2024)

Total income
£536k
Total spending
£752k
Cost of raising funds
£38k
Reserves (reported)
£100k
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~1.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Afghanistan · Bahrain · Bangladesh · Ethiopia · India · Kenya · Kuwait · Malaysia · Nepal · Oman · Pakistan · Qatar

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£464k£462k
31/05/2024£536k£752k
31/05/2023£679k£360k
31/05/2022£5k£1k

Common questions

Is EQUIDEM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £3,876 for the year, with total income of £463,810 against total expenditure of £467,687. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £103,139, which the trustees consider to be within their stated policy target of three to six months of operating expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of EQUIDEM earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £90,001 - £100,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.