freedom from torture

The charity supports other defined groups. Freedom From Torture is a registered charity whose purpose is the advancement of health or the saving of lives. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in London and operates in London, Manchester City, and Scotland.

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

Freedom from Torture is a human rights organisation which exists to enable survivors of torture to engage in a healing process. We provide direct care, treatment and protection services in five UK centres. We engage in activism in order to bring the plight of torture survivors to light and carry out research that underpins our policy and advocacy work.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income

£9,887,078

Latest Expenditure

£12,057,079

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 80.8%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 66.3%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 34.0%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £8,899,573

Charitable Activities £439,224

Other Trading £473,355

Investments £74,926

Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £7,987,928

Raising Funds £4,069,151

Governance £29,454

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2023	£9,887,078	£12,057,079	£7,987,928	£9,349,435	£1,390,120	175 / 123
2022	£11,929,940	£11,947,501	£7,593,190	£11,510,296	£1,276,177	185 / 74
2021	£10,313,349	£10,422,388	£6,985,960	£11,530,606	£1,433,229	173 / 38
2020	£12,811,854	£10,147,200	£7,065,252	£11,636,763	£2,561,262	183 / 49
2019	£9,990,267	£9,743,610	£6,949,336	£8,975,076	£2,014,802	183 / 107