01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 27 March 2007
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 05907641
- Financial period
- 1 September 2024 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £3,784,316
- Latest expenditure
- £3,743,743
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: The Green House, 244-254 Cambridge Heath Road, London, E2 9DA
Website recorded by the regulator: www.a4id.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Legal expertise on rule of law rendered to developing nations. Brokering requests from NGO's in developing nations for pro bono legal advice with law firms willing to provide it.Business and human rights work in the developing world.Policy and thought leadership work on law and developing nations.Pro bono legal advice rendered in Rwanda.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 October 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £3,784,316
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,743,743
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 June 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,113,194
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,196,849
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 19 June 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,720,795
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,720,925
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 25 June 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,836,291
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,547,529
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 29 June 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,056,057
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £939,149
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
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 31 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £3,784,316
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,743,743
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £3,333,849
- 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 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 2
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 27 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,113,194
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,196,849
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £2,569,543
- 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 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 4
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 19 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,720,795
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,720,925
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £2,100,692
- 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 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 12
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 25 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,836,291
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,547,529
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 1052104
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 6
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 29 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,056,057
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £939,149
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 766043
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 12
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 31 October 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 317244
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3456715
- Income Investments
- 10357
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3784316
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £50,054
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,693,689
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3743743
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 45564
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 234121
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £210,001
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,201,503
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £278,416
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £923,087
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 278416
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £784,822
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 346116
- Funds Restricted
- 576971
- Funds Total
- 923087
- Count Employees
- 17
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 27 June 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 21773
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3085296
- Income Investments
- 6125
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3113194
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £9,974
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,186,875
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3196849
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 450
- Expenditure Governance
- 8160
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 110376
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £200,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,280,983
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £398,470
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £882,513
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 398470
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £573,392
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 433722
- Funds Restricted
- 448791
- Funds Total
- 882513
- Count Employees
- 19
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 19 June 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 13381
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2706263
- Income Investments
- 1151
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2720795
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £9,487
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,711,438
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2720925
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 10502
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 177008
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £195,822
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,236,072
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £269,904
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £966,168
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 269904
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £445,712
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 294240
- Funds Restricted
- 671928
- Funds Total
- 966168
- Count Employees
- 21
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 25 June 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 9805
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1826486
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1836291
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £6,171
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,541,358
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1547529
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 7356
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 120608
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £181,815
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,041,251
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £74,953
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £966,298
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 74953
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,019,458
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 477114
- Funds Restricted
- 489184
- Funds Total
- 966298
- Count Employees
- 20
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 29 June 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 8405
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1047401
- Income Investments
- 250
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1056056
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £7,127
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £932,022
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 939149
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 10921
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 104868
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £223,368
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £771,316
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £93,779
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £677,537
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 93779
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £532,067
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 598369
- Funds Restricted
- 79168
- Funds Total
- 677537
- Count Employees
- 19
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Uganda
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Kenya
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Nepal
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- 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
- Nigeria
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Pakistan
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- United States
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- North America
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Zimbabwe
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout London
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- 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
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ADVOCATES FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2007-03-27T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 16/08/2006AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08/03/2007AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 03/05/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29/05/2014 as amended on 28 Oct 2024
- Charitable Objects
- (A) THE RELIEF AND OVERCOMING OF POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING LEGAL ADVICE, ASSISTANCE AND REPRESENTATION TO THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD SUCH ADVICE, ASSISTANCE OR REPRESENTATION; AND(B) TO EDUCATE AND INFORM THE PUBLIC, GOVERNMENTS AND, IN PARTICULAR, THOSE WITHIN THE LEGAL COMMUNITY, ABOUT ISSUES CONCERNING POVERTY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND THE RELIEF THEREOF.
- Area Of Benefit
- WORLDWIDE
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries