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human rights watch charitable trust

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, other charities or voluntary bodies, and the general public. Human Rights Watch Charitable Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. 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.

Activities & Mission

Advancing local and international education in human rights by teaching, producing materials or by conducting or commissioning research and publishing results of such researchRaising public awareness of human rights through use of publications, lectures, human rights awards, the media, public advocacy, and other means of communication.Promoting the enforcement of domestic human rights law

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£2,734,557
Latest Expenditure
£2,630,978

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 95.6%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 99.3%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 1.1%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £2,734,557
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £0
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £2,613,451
Raising Funds £17,527
Governance £10,704
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£2,734,557£2,630,978£2,613,451£203,579£203,5790 / 2
2023£2,266,759£2,266,759£2,241,527£100,000£100,0000 / 2
2022£2,528,104£2,928,726£2,907,840£100,000£100,0000 / 2
2021£1,983,383£2,450,360£2,433,306£500,621£100,6210 / 2
2020£1,572,112£2,461,009£2,440,500£967,599£100,0000 / 1

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers