01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 30 November 2007
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 06260329
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £1,488,111
- Latest expenditure
- £1,708,395
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Bryden Johnson Ltd, 1-4 Kings Parade, Lower Coombe Street, CROYDON, CR0 1AA
Website recorded by the regulator: www.justice-defenders.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Legal education, training, and practice with prison communities in Africa.
03 Official extract
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
- 22 October 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,488,111
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,708,395
- 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
- 21 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,121,897
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,274,868
- 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
- 30 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,872,761
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,615,902
- 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
- 28 September 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 September 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £5,108,399
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,494,652
- 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
- 14 October 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 14 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,454,574
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,830,533
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 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 22 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,488,111
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,708,395
- 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 Salary Band 150001 200000
- 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
- 21 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,121,897
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,274,868
- 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 150001 200000
- 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
- 30 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,872,761
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,615,902
- 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 150001 200000
- 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
- 28 September 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £5,108,399
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,494,652
- 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
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- 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
- 14 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,454,574
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,830,533
- 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
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
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 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 22 October 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1485588
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 2523
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1488111
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £247,831
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,460,564
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1708395
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 10000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 384895
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 21035
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,036
- Assets Total Fixed
- 27098
- Assets Own Use
- 27098
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £120,308
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £132,400
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £15,006
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 132400
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £56,926
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 12970
- Funds Restricted
- 2036
- Funds Total
- 15006
- Count Employees
- 33
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- 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
- 21 October 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2113684
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 8213
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2121897
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £233,668
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,041,200
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2274868
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 10000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 402888
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 31170
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £164,226
- Assets Total Fixed
- 47850
- Assets Own Use
- 47850
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £293,104
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £105,664
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £235,290
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 105664
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £50,553
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 164226
- Funds Restricted
- 71064
- Funds Total
- 235290
- Count Employees
- 32
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- 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
- 30 October 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2868828
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 3933
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2872761
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £190,287
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,425,615
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2615902
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 9000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 631583
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 43760
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £292,564
- Assets Total Fixed
- 85652
- Assets Own Use
- 85652
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £434,291
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £131,681
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £388,262
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 131681
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £179,360
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 292565
- Funds Restricted
- 95697
- Funds Total
- 388262
- Count Employees
- 56
- 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
- 28 September 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 5105496
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 2903
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5108399
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £265,143
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,229,509
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2494652
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 9000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 532056
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 32350
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,775,700
- Assets Total Fixed
- 73531
- Assets Own Use
- 73531
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,028,182
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £128,625
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,973,088
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 128625
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £3,869,137
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3775700
- Funds Restricted
- 197388
- Funds Total
- 3973088
- Count Employees
- 49
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- 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
- 14 October 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2453384
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 1191
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2454575
- Income Legacies
- 9486
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £233,449
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,597,084
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1830533
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 10141
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 626073
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 25109
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,152,473
- Assets Total Fixed
- 61462
- Assets Own Use
- 61462
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,378,170
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £80,292
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,359,340
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 80292
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,219,591
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1152473
- Funds Restricted
- 206867
- Funds Total
- 1359340
- Count Employees
- 46
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- The Gambia
- 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
- 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
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- 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
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 106
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- JUSTICE DEFENDERS
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2007-11-30T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 25 MAY 2007 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 22 NOVEMBER 2007 AS AMENDED ON 31 JAN 2020 AS AMENDED ON 23 DEC 2019AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 04 NOV 2021 as amended on 09 Dec 2022 as amended on 12 May 2023
- Charitable Objects
- THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, AS FOLLOWS:THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AMONG PEOPLE LIVING OR WORKING IN DEFENCELESS COMMUNITIES; ANDTHE PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE PROVISION (DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY) OF:(A) LEGAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; AND(B) LEGAL SERVICESTO ENSURE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR THOSE IN DEFENCELESS COMMUNITIES."HUMAN RIGHTS" MEANS HUMAN RIGHTS AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS; AND"DEFENCELESS COMMUNITIES" MEANS A COMMUNITY AND/OR POPULATION OR CLASS OF PERSONS WHOSE ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES OR JUSTICE IS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPAIRED BY ITS LACK OF POWER, OR OF FINANCE, OR OF EDUCATION, OR ANY OTHER CONDITION WHICH DISADVANTAGES IT.
- Area Of Benefit
- AFRICA
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 483600
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- AFRICAN PRISONS PROJECT
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling