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centre for criminal appeals

The charity supports people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, other defined groups, and the general public. Centre For Criminal Appeals is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

APPEAL provides investigation services and legal advocacy for victims of unsafe convictions and unfair sentences and uses individual cases as leverage for system-wide criminal justice reform.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£687,450
Latest Expenditure
£524,400

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 66.5%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 87.1%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 3.0%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £666,210
Charitable Activities £18,323
Other Trading £0
Investments £2,917
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £456,965
Raising Funds £15,534
Governance £0
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £51,901

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£687,450£524,400£456,965£752,781£519,61410 / 2
2023£454,534£430,2430 / 80
2022£507,538£338,957£281,940£565,440£417,1968 / 120
2021£425,313£334,3560 / 100
2020£259,902£246,5170 / 120

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers