human appeal

The charity supports the general public. Human Appeal is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in Cheshire and operates in London, Manchester City, and various other locations.

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

Human Appeal changed its legal structure from a Trust to a Charitable Company (No:1154288). The historical information is available on Charity Commission under (previous Charity Number: 1005733) We aim to provide a holistic approach to humanitarian relief and development:1. Emergency & relief programmes2. Sustainable development3. Orphans programmes4. Social programmes.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income

£90,246,297

Latest Expenditure

£83,252,692

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 69.8%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 75.6%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 19.8%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £86,415,684

Charitable Activities £3,598,707

Other Trading £182,206

Investments £49,700

Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £62,955,348

Raising Funds £15,380,418

Governance £1,061,998

Grants to Institutions £24,478,051

Other Expenditure £4,916,926

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2024	£90,246,297	£83,252,692	£62,955,348	£21,064,137	£3,204,251	771 / 7945
2023	£56,217,796	£49,081,504	£33,425,250	£14,070,532	£1,530,660	614 / 3372
2022	£43,044,070	£48,954,228	£36,137,342	£6,934,240	£1,105,706	505 / 2865
2021	£35,518,275	£31,515,355	£22,618,046	£12,844,398	£1,971,794	475 / 1460
2020	£29,679,055	£26,044,751	£18,792,324	£8,776,478	£0	455 / 991