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international rescue committee, u.k

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, other charities or voluntary bodies, and other defined groups. International Rescue Committee, U.k is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in London and operates in Afghanistan, Burundi, 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

The International Rescue Committee UK is an independent British charity, established in 1997 as part of the International Rescue Committee network. The IRC provides emergency relief, protection of human rights, post-conflict reconstruction, resettlement assistance & advocacy to those uprooted or affected by violent conflict, oppression and natural disaster in countries around the world.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£116,519,000
Latest Expenditure
£119,354,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 96.1%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 93.8%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 6.9%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £10,549,000
Charitable Activities £105,691,000
Other Trading £0
Investments £279,000
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £111,935,000
Raising Funds £7,419,000
Governance £758,939
Grants to Institutions £3,330,561
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£116,519,000£119,354,000£111,935,000£7,004,000£5,615,000267 / 0
2023£122,092,000£122,426,000£115,934,000£9,839,000£5,300,000241 / 33
2022£114,433,000£109,354,000£103,775,000£10,173,000£5,527,000179 / 0
2021£115,717,000£113,773,000£110,172,000£5,094,000£5,094,000136 / 0
2020£113,913,000£113,547,000£109,530,000£3,150,000£3,100,000131 / 3

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers