Rights and Security International — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 28 July 1995
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 02489161
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £473,760
Latest expenditure: £456,768
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 465C Hornsey Road, Unit 2, N19 4DR

Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.rightsandsecurity.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

We draw on the lessons of Northern Ireland to promote, protect and monitor human rights in the context of government engagement in conflict and countering terrorism. Through rigorous fact-finding investigations, advocacy and network-building, we hold those in power to account for human rights abuses, in order to achieve change, equal justice and accountability.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 8 October 2026
Date Accounts Received: 8 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £473,760
Total Gross Expenditure: £456,768

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 27 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 27 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £438,529
Total Gross Expenditure: £498,763

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 22 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 22 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £681,864
Total Gross Expenditure: £673,620

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 13 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 13 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £597,669
Total Gross Expenditure: £417,813

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 19 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 19 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £471,777
Total Gross Expenditure: £355,607

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 8 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £473,760
Total Gross Expenditure: £456,768
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 27 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £438,529
Total Gross Expenditure: £498,763
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 22 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £681,864
Total Gross Expenditure: £673,620
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 13 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £597,669
Total Gross Expenditure: £417,813
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 7

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 19 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £471,777
Total Gross Expenditure: £355,607
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 4

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 22 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 673001
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 8863
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 681864
Income Legacies: 15000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £673,620
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 673620
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 1060
Expenditure Support Costs: 60549
Expenditure Depreciation: 940
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £178,052
Assets Total Fixed: 391
Assets Own Use: 391
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £494,547
Assets Total Liabilities: £17,450
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £477,488
Creditors One Year Total Current: 17450
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £475,452
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 432864
Funds Restricted: 44624
Funds Total: 477488
Count Employees: 11
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 13 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 596367
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 1302
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 597669
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £417,813
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 417813
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 1343
Expenditure Support Costs: 52356
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £294,786
Assets Total Fixed: 1331
Assets Own Use: 1331
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £486,915
Assets Total Liabilities: £19,002
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £469,244
Creditors One Year Total Current: 19002
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £479,920
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 294786
Funds Restricted: 174458
Funds Total: 469244
Count Employees: 8
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: Rights and Security International
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1995-07-28T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 31/03/1993AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 12/12/2012 as amended on 27 Jun 2020
Charitable Objects: 1) THE PROMOTION BY MEANS OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH OF THE PROPER OBSERVANCE AND MAINTENANCE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN BRITAIN AND IRELAND AND ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE CONFLICT IN NORTHERN IRELAND. 2) THE PROMOTION AND DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE, INFORMATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF SUCH HUMAN RIGHTS BY WRITING, PUBLISHING AND DISTRIBUTING ARTICLES, REPORTS, BOOKS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS AND ASSISTING IN THE SAME, BY ARRANGING AND PROVIDING LECTURES AND SEMINARS, AND BY ALL OTHER MEANS OF PROVIDING AND EXCHANGING INFORMATION. 3) TO PROCURE THE ABOLITION OF TORTURE, EXTRAJUDICIAL EXECUTIONS, AND ARBITRARY ARREST, DETENTION AND EXILE.
Area Of Benefit: BRITAIN, IRELAND AND ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO NORTHERN IRELAND

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 529253
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: RIGHTS WATCH UK

Charity Name Id: 281538
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: RIGHTS WATCH

Charity Name Id: 281506
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: BRITISH IRISH RIGHTS WATCH

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Volunteer management