CENTRE FOR CRIMINAL APPEALS — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 6 October 2011
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 07556168
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £630,007
Latest expenditure: £658,953
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 72-75 Red Lion Street (6th Floor), LONDON, WC1R 4NA

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

APPEAL provides investigation services and legal advocacy for victims of unsafe convictions and unfair sentences and uses individual cases as leverage for system-wide criminal justice reform.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 7 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 7 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £630,007
Total Gross Expenditure: £658,953

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 16 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 16 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £687,450
Total Gross Expenditure: £524,400

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 30 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £454,534
Total Gross Expenditure: £430,243

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 30 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £507,538
Total Gross Expenditure: £338,957

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £425,313
Total Gross Expenditure: £334,356

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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 7 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £630,007
Total Gross Expenditure: £658,953
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: 42

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 16 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £687,450
Total Gross Expenditure: £524,400
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: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £454,534
Total Gross Expenditure: £430,243
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: 80

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £507,538
Total Gross Expenditure: £338,957
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: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 120

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £425,313
Total Gross Expenditure: £334,356
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: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 100

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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 7 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 608489
Income Other Trading Activities: 1863
Income Charitable Activities: 12845
Income Investments: 3825
Income Other: 2985
Income Total Income And Endowments: 630007
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £31,766
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £561,526
Expenditure Other: 65661
Expenditure Total: 658953
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 67711
Expenditure Depreciation: 1273
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £639,766
Assets Total Fixed: 1187
Assets Own Use: 1187
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £754,379
Assets Total Liabilities: £31,731
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £723,835
Creditors One Year Total Current: 31731
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £710,129
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 654034
Funds Restricted: 69801
Funds Total: 723835
Count Employees: 10
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 16 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 666210
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 18323
Income Investments: 2917
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 687450
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £15,534
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £456,965
Expenditure Other: 51901
Expenditure Total: 524400
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 437825
Expenditure Depreciation: 2142
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £519,614
Assets Total Fixed: 3760
Assets Own Use: 3760
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £772,376
Assets Total Liabilities: £23,355
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £752,781
Creditors One Year Total Current: 23355
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £724,938
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 714613
Funds Restricted: 38168
Funds Total: 752781
Count Employees: 10
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 485705
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 21751
Income Investments: 82
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 507538
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £17,565
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £281,940
Expenditure Other: 39452
Expenditure Total: 338957
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 44714
Expenditure Depreciation: 1673
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £417,196
Assets Total Fixed: 1206
Assets Own Use: 1206
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £599,296
Assets Total Liabilities: £35,062
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £565,440
Creditors One Year Total Current: 35062
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £574,496
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 418402
Funds Restricted: 147038
Funds Total: 565440
Count Employees: 8
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

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

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

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: CENTRE FOR CRIMINAL APPEALS
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2011-10-06T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 08/03/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 27/09/2011 as amended on 10 Feb 2023
Charitable Objects: 1. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST PRISONERS AND OTHER CONVICTED PEOPLE LIVING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY A. PROVIDING INVESTIGATION SERVICES, LEGAL ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE REGARDING APPEALS OF CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS AND SENTENCES VIA APPLICATIONS TO THE CRIMINAL CASES REVIEW COMMISSION AND THE COURT OF APPEAL B. supporting victims of miscarriages of justice and their families with surviving these injustices including facilitation of a peer support network, as well as support including therapeutic, financial and in kind support. 2. PROMOTING THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE AND PROPER ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAW FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: A. PROVIDING INVESTIGATION SERVICES, LEGAL ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE REGARDING APPEALS OF CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS AND SENTENCES VIA APPLICATIONS TO THE CRIMINAL CASES REVIEW COMMISSION AND THE COURT OF APPEAL TO PERSONS WHO, THROUGH LACK OF MEANS, WOULD OTHERWISE BE UNABLE TO AFFORD THEM. B. INFORMING AND EDUCATING CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICY MAKERS, INVESTIGATING AND PROSECUTING AUTHORITIES, THE LEGAL PROFESSION AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT ANY SYSTEMIC ISSUES WHICH NEED TO BE ADDRESSED TO AVOID UNSAFE CONVICTIONS. C. supporting victims of miscarriages of justice and their families in the development of skills to advocate for justice in their own right.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 609740
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: APPEAL

Charity Name Id: 510954
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: CCA

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures