CCEW Charity Commission profile

ADVOCATES FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Registered charity 1118565 · organisation 4026522

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 2023 – 31 August 2024
Latest income
£3,113,194
Latest expenditure
£3,196,849
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 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
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2019
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2020
Ar Cycle Reference
AR20
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2021
Date Annual Return Received
12 March 2021
Date Accounts Received
25 June 2021
Total Gross Income
£1,242,654
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,071,375

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
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
2
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
3
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
4
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
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR20
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2019
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2020
Ar Due Date
30 June 2021
Ar Received Date
12 March 2021
Total Gross Income
£1,242,654
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,071,375
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
£1
Income From Government Grants
£973,011
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
Yes
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
13

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
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
2
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
3
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
4
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
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR20
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2019
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2020
Ar Due Date
30 June 2021
Ar Received Date
12 March 2021
Income Donations And Legacies
2918
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1239036
Income Investments
700
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1242654
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£13,848
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,057,527
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1071375
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
15311
Expenditure Support Costs
118766
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£414,210
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£631,269
Assets Total Liabilities
£70,641
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£560,628
Creditors One Year Total Current
70641
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£307,475
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
414210
Funds Restricted
146418
Funds Total
560628
Count Employees
14
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout London
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
Uganda
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
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
Nigeria
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
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
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
Kenya
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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
310
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Other Charitable Activities
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Classification Code
105
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Classification Code
115
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
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
309
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information

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
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests