Humanitas — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 13 June 2006
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 05761174
Financial period: 29 September 2024 – 28 September 2025
Latest income: £350,907
Latest expenditure: £254,367
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Humanitas, 31 Bucklersbury, HITCHIN, Hertfordshire, SG5 1BG

Website recorded by the regulator: www.humanitascharity.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To promote and advance charitable giving for the benefit of communities and countries around the world.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 29 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 28 September 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 28 July 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 10 June 2026
Date Accounts Received: 10 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £350,907
Total Gross Expenditure: £254,367

Fin Period Start Date: 29 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 28 September 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 28 July 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 10 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 10 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £172,535
Total Gross Expenditure: £221,804

Fin Period Start Date: 29 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 28 September 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 28 July 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 13 March 2024
Date Accounts Received: 13 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £207,116
Total Gross Expenditure: £236,590

Fin Period Start Date: 29 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 28 September 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 28 July 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 8 March 2023
Date Accounts Received: 8 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £705,771
Total Gross Expenditure: £673,463

Fin Period Start Date: 29 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 28 September 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 28 July 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 17 March 2022
Date Accounts Received: 17 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £303,287
Total Gross Expenditure: £282,915

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 29 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 28 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 28 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 10 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £350,907
Total Gross Expenditure: £254,367
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 29 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 28 September 2024
Ar Due Date: 28 July 2025
Ar Received Date: 10 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £172,535
Total Gross Expenditure: £221,804
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 29 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 28 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 28 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 13 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £207,116
Total Gross Expenditure: £236,590
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 29 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 28 September 2022
Ar Due Date: 28 July 2023
Ar Received Date: 8 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £705,771
Total Gross Expenditure: £673,463
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 29 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 28 September 2021
Ar Due Date: 28 July 2022
Ar Received Date: 17 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £303,287
Total Gross Expenditure: £282,915
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £12
Income From Government Grants: £21,531
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 10

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 29 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 28 September 2022
Ar Due Date: 28 July 2023
Ar Received Date: 8 March 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 705597
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 174
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 705771
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £15,874
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £657,589
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 673463
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 528544
Expenditure Governance: 3100
Expenditure Support Costs: 4070
Expenditure Depreciation: 668
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £73,409
Assets Total Fixed: 668
Assets Own Use: 667
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £120,813
Assets Total Liabilities: £4,133
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £117,348
Creditors One Year Total Current: 4133
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £117,957
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 73409
Funds Restricted: 43939
Funds Total: 117348
Count Employees: 1
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Samoa
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Oceania
Welsh Ind: No

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

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: India
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

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

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Occupied Palestinian Territories
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Indonesia
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Tuvalu
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Oceania
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Ghana
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Haiti
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: North America
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Bangladesh
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

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

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

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

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

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

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

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

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 106
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Overseas Aid/famine Relief

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Showing 20 of 25 supplied records in this dataset.

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: Humanitas
Charity Event Order: 4
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2024-02-22T00:00:00
Reason: Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number: 4043846
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1128062
Assoc Charity Name: MOTHERS4CHILDREN

Charity Name: Humanitas
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2019-11-07T00:00:00
Reason: Amalgamated
Assoc Organisation Number: 3985293
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1089073
Assoc Charity Name: HOPE FOR THE FAMILY (ROMANIA) TRUST

Charity Name: Humanitas
Charity Event Order: 5
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2026-06-08T00:00:00
Reason: Removed by application
Assoc Organisation Number: 5120126
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1178691
Assoc Charity Name: SARAH'S TRUST

Charity Name: Humanitas
Charity Event Order: 3
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2020-03-17T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number: 3941517
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1063955
Assoc Charity Name: ROMANIAN AID DISTRIBUTION

Charity Name: Humanitas
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2006-06-13T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 29/03/2006AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 11/10/2012 as amended on 07 Jun 2024 as amended on 29 Jul 2026
Charitable Objects: TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND PROMOTE THE HEALTH, WELFARE AND EDUCATION OF PERSONS WHO ARE SOCIALLY OR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED OR DISTRESSED FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROVISION OF (BUT NOT SO AS TO LIMIT THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION AND WELFARE ASSISTANCE FOR SUCH PERSONS OR ORGANISATIONS ESTABLISHED TO ASSIST THEM AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF VULNERABLE CHILDREN WHEREVER THEY ARE IN THE WORLD, PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, FOR DISABLED, ADOPTED OR ORPHANED CHILDREN THROUGH THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION PROGRAMMES AND GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE TO OTHER ORGANISATIONS WHICH WORK WITH THEM.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 526572
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: HUMANITAS CHARITY

Charity Name Id: 522849
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: LINK

Charity Name Id: 396256
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: F.R.O.D.O.

Charity Name Id: 396279
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: FRODO

Charity Name Id: 522851
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: LIBERATING INSTITUTIONALISED & NEGLECTED KIDS

Charity Name Id: 396266
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: FOUNDATION FOR THE RELIEF OF DISABLED ORPHANS

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures