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humanity first uk

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, other charities or voluntary bodies, and the general public. Humanity First UK is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in Surbiton and operates in England And Wales, Ghana, 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

Humanity First a disaster relief and development NGO works in 55 countries.Humanity First, Charity Number 1149693 after a restructure has taken a governance and oversight role, on projects around the world and coordinating Disaster Response globally. HF UK, Charity Number 1188494 was created to take over operational responsibility, fundraising and projects in the UK and supported countries

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£2,745,847
Latest Expenditure
£2,070,005

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 68.3%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 90.6%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 12.1%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £2,544,556
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £201,291
Investments £0
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,875,389
Raising Funds £194,616
Governance £55,424
Grants to Institutions £1,545,239
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£2,745,847£2,070,005£1,875,389£1,540,507£713,9651 / 200
2023£1,642,723£1,154,536£1,051,479£864,665£344,9211 / 233
2022£1,082,571£1,060,267£977,074£376,478£256,2280 / 128
2021£1,007,225£865,971£834,935£354,174£208,8521 / 500
2020£599,041£386,122£374,370£212,920£126,1051 / 150

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers