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the rights practice

The charity supports other charities or voluntary bodies, other defined groups, and the general public. The Rights Practice is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in London and operates in London, China, 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

We provided training on international human rights law. We supported pilot projects to improve the safeguarding of detainees' rights. We supported legal aid cases. We provided capacity building to Chinese civil society organisations promoting public participation, an end to the use of torture, abolition of the death penalty and protecting the rights of the disabled.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£3,007,564
Latest Expenditure
£1,093,299

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 36.2%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 99.6%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.9%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £327
Charitable Activities £2,998,694
Other Trading £0
Investments £8,543
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,089,462
Raising Funds £3,837
Governance £6,109
Grants to Institutions £184,365
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£3,007,564£1,093,299£1,089,462£2,845,101£192,8548 / 1
2023£715,683£1,176,861£1,173,211£930,836£184,4888 / 2
2022£800,863£861,750£861,750£1,392,014£164,0117 / 2
2021£1,732,292£866,081£861,576£1,453,495£162,2346 / 1
2020£521,138£694,478£694,478£587,414£169,2036 / 4

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers