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CCEW Charity Commission profile

FREEDOM NETWORK INTERNATIONAL

Registered charity 1122937 · organisation 4034683

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
22 February 2008
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
06256996
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£543,019
Latest expenditure
£542,806
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: DFN UK, Philanthropy House, Priestley Court, Gillette Close, Staffordshire Technology Park, STAFFORD

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

(1) Raising the awareness of human rights and justice issues by educating the public and lobbying Government and other agencies.(2) Supporting a other issues where justice and human rights issues are involved.(3) The promotion and support of projects involved with the care, upbringing and establishment in life of young people.

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
31 July 2026
Date Accounts Received
31 July 2026
Total Gross Income
£543,019
Total Gross Expenditure
£542,806
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
31 October 2025
Date Accounts Received
31 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£665,389
Total Gross Expenditure
£684,485
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
26 September 2024
Date Accounts Received
26 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,355,774
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,344,598
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
22 September 2023
Date Accounts Received
22 September 2023
Total Gross Income
£760,401
Total Gross Expenditure
£747,494
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
28 September 2022
Date Accounts Received
28 September 2022
Total Gross Income
£848,079
Total Gross Expenditure
£844,439

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
31 July 2026
Total Gross Income
£543,019
Total Gross Expenditure
£542,806
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
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
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
Yes
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
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
31 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£665,389
Total Gross Expenditure
£684,485
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
No
Count Volunteers
50
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
26 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,355,774
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,344,598
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
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
50
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
22 September 2023
Total Gross Income
£760,401
Total Gross Expenditure
£747,494
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
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
No
Count Volunteers
50
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
28 September 2022
Total Gross Income
£848,079
Total Gross Expenditure
£844,439
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
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
No
Count Volunteers
50

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
31 July 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
543019
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
543019
Income Legacies
2125
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£9,032
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£533,774
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
542806
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
9327
Expenditure Support Costs
49327
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£86,045
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£112,279
Assets Total Liabilities
£26,234
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£86,045
Creditors One Year Total Current
26234
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£86,302
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
86045
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
86045
Count Employees
7
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
31 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
652489
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
0
Income Other
12900
Income Total Income And Endowments
665389
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£190,701
Expenditure Other
493784
Expenditure Total
684485
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
15864
Expenditure Support Costs
50000
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£84,832
Assets Total Fixed
1
Assets Own Use
1
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£202,073
Assets Total Liabilities
£117,242
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£84,832
Creditors One Year Total Current
117242
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£187,744
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
84832
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
84832
Count Employees
6
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
26 September 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
675098
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
0
Income Other
680676
Income Total Income And Endowments
1355774
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,344,598
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1344598
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
15036
Expenditure Support Costs
75000
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£103,928
Assets Total Fixed
1
Assets Own Use
1
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£196,217
Assets Total Liabilities
£92,290
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£103,928
Creditors One Year Total Current
92290
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£182,289
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
103928
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
103928
Count Employees
6
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
22 September 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
752384
Income Other Trading Activities
17
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
0
Income Other
8000
Income Total Income And Endowments
760401
Income Legacies
190000
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£15,685
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£731,809
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
747494
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
17421
Expenditure Support Costs
28794
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£92,752
Assets Total Fixed
1
Assets Own Use
1
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£204,009
Assets Total Liabilities
£111,258
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£92,752
Creditors One Year Total Current
111258
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£189,912
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
92751
Funds Restricted
1
Funds Total
92752
Count Employees
6
Charity Only 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
28 September 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
848079
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
848079
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£844,439
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
844439
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
11759
Expenditure Support Costs
36986
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£79,845
Assets Total Fixed
1
Assets Own Use
1
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£119,842
Assets Total Liabilities
£39,998
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£79,845
Creditors One Year Total Current
39998
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£105,581
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
79844
Funds Restricted
1
Funds Total
79845
Count Employees
6
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
India
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Asia
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
Classification Code
105
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Classification Code
103
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Classification Code
106
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Overseas Aid/famine Relief
Classification Code
113
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Economic/community Development/employment
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
FREEDOM NETWORK INTERNATIONAL
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2008-02-22T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES (INCORPORATED) 23RD MAY 2007 AS AMENDED 9TH JANUARY 2008
Charitable Objects
3.1 TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE ENFORCEMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS LAW AND PRACTICE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RELEVANT LEGAL JURISDICTION(S);3.2 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS AND TO CULTIVATE A PUBLIC SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF HUMAN RIGHTS;3.3 TO PROMOTE RACIAL AND RELIGIOUS HARMONY, EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND INFORMATION TO PROMOTE BETTER AWARENESS OF THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF A WORLD WHERE RACIAL AND RELIGIOUS HARMONY, EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY DO NOT EXIST;3.4 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION3.5 TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND SICKNESS, PARTICULARLY AMONGST VICTIMS OF NATURAL OR OTHER KINDS OF DISASTER, PARTICULARLY BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS OR EQUIPMENT TO INDIVIDUALS OR ORGANISATIONS WHO ARE THEMSELVES OR WORK WITH THOSE IN NEED.
Area Of Benefit
WORLDWIDE

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
594116
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
FREEDOM NETWORK UK
Charity Name Id
594239
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
DIGNITY FREEDOM NETWORK
Charity Name Id
592513
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
FREEDOM NETWORK SOUTH ASIA
Charity Name Id
491213
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
DALIT FREEDOM NETWORK UK
Charity Name Id
491216
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
DFN UK

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

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