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HELEN BAMBER FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1149652 · organisation 5031901

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
7 November 2012
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
08186281
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£4,657,876
Latest expenditure
£4,432,819
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Asylum Aid, 26 Westland Place, LONDON, N1 7JH

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

HBF is a human rights charity based in London, founded in 2005. Our specialist team of therapists, doctors and legal experts hold an international reputation for providing therapeutic care, medical consultation, legal protection and practical support to survivors of human rights violations. Previous Charity No: 1111048. All Accounts available on our website: http://www.helenbamber.org/accounts/.

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
16 September 2026
Date Accounts Received
16 September 2026
Total Gross Income
£4,657,876
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,432,819
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
17 October 2025
Date Accounts Received
17 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£5,771,255
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,823,253
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
£3,777,377
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,469,378
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
25 September 2023
Date Accounts Received
25 September 2023
Total Gross Income
£3,045,239
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,623,546
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
12 September 2022
Date Accounts Received
12 September 2022
Total Gross Income
£2,170,076
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,077,130

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
16 September 2026
Total Gross Income
£4,657,876
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,432,819
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
2
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Contracts
220818
Income From Government Grants
£92,252
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 80001 90000
2
Count Volunteers
62
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
17 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£5,771,255
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,823,253
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
2
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Contracts
248920
Income From Government Grants
£64,000
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 80001 90000
3
Count Volunteers
64
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
£3,777,377
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,469,378
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
2
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Contracts
208307
Income From Government Grants
£64,000
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
3
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
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
25 September 2023
Total Gross Income
£3,045,239
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,623,546
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
2
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Contracts
190463
Income From Government Grants
£44,174
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 60001 70000
3
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
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
12 September 2022
Total Gross Income
£2,170,076
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,077,130
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
61306
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
81

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
16 September 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
3716694
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
918393
Income Investments
4257
Income Other
18532
Income Total Income And Endowments
4657876
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£567,448
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,865,371
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
4432819
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
29036
Expenditure Support Costs
1236211
Expenditure Depreciation
103593
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£829,387
Assets Total Fixed
1050639
Assets Own Use
1050639
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£3,386,604
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,250,162
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,187,081
Creditors One Year Total Current
624703
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
625459
Assets Cash
£1,565,954
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2764039
Funds Restricted
423042
Funds Total
3187081
Count Employees
80
Consolidated 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
17 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
4295122
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1387338
Income Investments
11079
Income Other
77716
Income Total Income And Endowments
5771255
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£430,226
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£4,393,027
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
4823253
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
23160
Expenditure Support Costs
1613764
Expenditure Depreciation
54853
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£758,920
Assets Total Fixed
1111790
Assets Own Use
1111790
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£3,044,360
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,194,126
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,962,024
Creditors One Year Total Current
721432
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
472694
Assets Cash
£1,428,598
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2681069
Funds Restricted
280955
Funds Total
2962024
Count Employees
79
Consolidated 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
2596624
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1099540
Income Investments
11099
Income Other
70114
Income Total Income And Endowments
3777377
Income Legacies
6523
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£299,144
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,170,234
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
3469378
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
782092
Expenditure Support Costs
571237
Expenditure Depreciation
16917
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£944,496
Assets Total Fixed
36037
Assets Own Use
36037
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,586,970
Assets Total Liabilities
£608,985
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,014,022
Creditors One Year Total Current
608985
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,835,115
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1682389
Funds Restricted
331633
Funds Total
2014022
Count Employees
69
Consolidated 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
25 September 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
2697311
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
345705
Income Investments
2223
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
3045239
Income Legacies
47266
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£270,931
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,352,615
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2623546
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
571237
Expenditure Support Costs
571237
Expenditure Depreciation
16917
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£930,932
Assets Total Fixed
22147
Assets Own Use
22147
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,058,968
Assets Total Liabilities
£375,092
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,706,023
Creditors One Year Total Current
375092
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,384,326
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1513620
Funds Restricted
192403
Funds Total
1706023
Count Employees
55
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
12 September 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
1706393
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
463601
Income Investments
82
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2170076
Income Legacies
15102
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£175,678
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,901,452
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2077130
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
12700
Expenditure Support Costs
440669
Expenditure Depreciation
18309
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£705,122
Assets Total Fixed
24789
Assets Own Use
24789
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,486,172
Assets Total Liabilities
£226,631
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,284,330
Creditors One Year Total Current
226631
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,028,766
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1189760
Funds Restricted
94570
Funds Total
1284330
Count Employees
43
Consolidated Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
105
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People
Classification Code
103
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
115
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
HELEN BAMBER FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2013-07-23T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number
4017635
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1111048
Assoc Charity Name
THE HELEN BAMBER FOUNDATION
Charity Name
HELEN BAMBER FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2012-11-07T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 21 AUG 2012 as amended on 14 Sep 2022 as amended on 14 Sep 2022 as amended on 05 Dec 2022
Charitable Objects
2.1 The Charity is established for the following purposes for the benefit of the Beneficiaries: 2.1.1 to relieve their conditions of need, hardship or distress; 2.1.2 to preserve and protect their physical and mental health; 2.1.3 to advance their education and training so as to advance them in life and assist them to adapt within a new community; 2.1.4 to advance public education about the position of and issues relating to the Beneficiaries, including gross violations of human rights, torture, atrocities and other forms of human cruelty and their effect on persons who suffer them; 2.1.5 assisting them in such other exclusively charitable ways as the Charity determines from time to time. 2.2 In this Article 2, “Beneficiaries” means individuals who: 2.2.1 are seeking asylum or other forms of protection in the UK; 2.2.2 have already been granted refugee status, humanitarian protection or other forms of protection status by UK immigration authorities; 2.2.3 have insecure immigration status or are stateless; 2.2.4 are vulnerable by reason of their experience of torture, trafficking, hostilities, genocides or other atrocities or human cruelty, 2.2.5 are vulnerable to destitution, exploitation, abuse, trafficking or other forms of human cruelty including but not limited to those outside their country of origin; and 2.2.6 the dependants of those mentioned in Articles 2.2.1 to 2.2.5 above.

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

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