ANTI-TRAFFICKING AND LABOUR EXPLOITATION UNIT (ATLEU) LIMITED — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 18 April 2013
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 08102411
Financial period: 1 December 2023 – 30 November 2024
Latest income: £1,057,994
Latest expenditure: £902,259
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: St. Saviours House, 39-41 Union St, London, SE1 1SD

Website recorded by the regulator: http://atleu.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

ATLEU provides legal representation to victims of trafficking, labour exploitation and other human rights abuses; conducts strategic litigation and policy and campaigning work to bring about change in law and policy; and works to build capacity in legal and support organisation through the provision of training, resources and second tier advice.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 September 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 21 August 2025
Date Accounts Received: 21 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,057,994
Total Gross Expenditure: £902,259

Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 September 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 12 August 2024
Date Accounts Received: 12 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £993,332
Total Gross Expenditure: £833,012

Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 September 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 8 August 2023
Date Accounts Received: 8 August 2023
Total Gross Income: £680,955
Total Gross Expenditure: £693,659

Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 September 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 25 August 2022
Date Accounts Received: 25 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £606,742
Total Gross Expenditure: £576,146

Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2019
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 30 September 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 19 August 2021
Date Accounts Received: 19 August 2021
Total Gross Income: £526,292
Total Gross Expenditure: £445,818

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Received Date: 21 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,057,994
Total Gross Expenditure: £902,259
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 5
Count Govt Grants: £582,602
Income From Government Contracts: 629581
Income From Government Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Received Date: 12 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £993,332
Total Gross Expenditure: £833,012
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 345923
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Received Date: 8 August 2023
Total Gross Income: £680,955
Total Gross Expenditure: £693,659
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 5
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 327162
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: No
Count Volunteers: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Received Date: 25 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £606,742
Total Gross Expenditure: £576,146
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 5
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 341764
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: No
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2019
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2020
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Received Date: 19 August 2021
Total Gross Income: £526,292
Total Gross Expenditure: £445,818
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 4
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 116426
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: No
Count Volunteers: 6

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Received Date: 21 August 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 15735
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1038299
Income Investments: 3960
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1057994
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £759,346
Expenditure Other: 142913
Expenditure Total: 902259
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 8788
Expenditure Governance: 27166
Expenditure Support Costs: 142913
Expenditure Depreciation: 5531
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 576
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £386,472
Assets Total Fixed: 7203
Assets Own Use: 7202
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £819,928
Assets Total Liabilities: £90,203
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £736,928
Creditors One Year Total Current: 90203
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £423,469
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 736928
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 736928
Count Employees: 15
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Received Date: 12 August 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 32110
Income Other Trading Activities: 31008
Income Charitable Activities: 929968
Income Investments: 246
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 993332
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £693,724
Expenditure Other: 139288
Expenditure Total: 833012
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 8788
Expenditure Governance: 24705
Expenditure Support Costs: 139288
Expenditure Depreciation: 7079
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 4554
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £338,476
Assets Total Fixed: 9152
Assets Own Use: 9151
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £680,878
Assets Total Liabilities: £108,837
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £581,193
Creditors One Year Total Current: 108837
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £421,475
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 539110
Funds Restricted: 42083
Funds Total: 581193
Count Employees: 16
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Received Date: 8 August 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 15235
Income Other Trading Activities: 27173
Income Charitable Activities: 638521
Income Investments: 26
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 680955
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £693,659
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 693659
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 21983
Expenditure Support Costs: 118863
Expenditure Depreciation: 3324
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £65,000
Assets Total Fixed: 14822
Assets Own Use: 14821
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £593,020
Assets Total Liabilities: £186,969
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £420,873
Creditors One Year Total Current: 186969
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £384,826
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 337384
Funds Restricted: 83489
Funds Total: 420873
Count Employees: 13
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Received Date: 25 August 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 18263
Income Other Trading Activities: 22977
Income Charitable Activities: 562786
Income Investments: 633
Income Other: 2083
Income Total Income And Endowments: 606742
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £172
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £575,974
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 576146
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 16855
Expenditure Support Costs: 86660
Expenditure Depreciation: 3468
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £30,000
Assets Total Fixed: 17596
Assets Own Use: 17595
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £598,812
Assets Total Liabilities: £182,831
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £433,577
Creditors One Year Total Current: 182831
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £248,622
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 311894
Funds Restricted: 121683
Funds Total: 433577
Count Employees: 11
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2019
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2020
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Received Date: 19 August 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 19965
Income Other Trading Activities: 11443
Income Charitable Activities: 492821
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 2063
Income Total Income And Endowments: 526292
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £827
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £444,963
Expenditure Other: 28
Expenditure Total: 445818
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 11521
Expenditure Support Costs: 84946
Expenditure Depreciation: 2696
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -2696
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 19732
Assets Own Use: 19732
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £414,007
Assets Total Liabilities: £30,758
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £402,981
Creditors One Year Total Current: 30758
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £201,095
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 267774
Funds Restricted: 135207
Funds Total: 402981
Count Employees: 11
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 107
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Accommodation/housing

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

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

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: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: ANTI-TRAFFICKING AND LABOUR EXPLOITATION UNIT (ATLEU) LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2013-04-18T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 18 DEC 2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 16/01/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 16/04/2013 as amended on 05 Oct 2025
Charitable Objects: TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS AND THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS) BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:(A) PROVIDING LEGAL ADVICE AND REPRESENTATION;(B) RELIEVING IMMEDIATE NEEDS WHILST OBTAINING LEGAL ADVICE AND REPRESENTATION;(C) CONTRIBUTING TO THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND DISCRIMINATION LAW BY BRINGING APPROPRIATE LEGAL CHALLENGES;(D) COMMENTING ON CURRENT AND PROPOSED LEGISLATION;(E) CONTRIBUTING TO AND CARRYING OUT RESEARCH INTO RELEVANT ISSUES AND PUBLISHING THE RESULTS TO THE PUBLIC;(F) TRAINING AND EDUCATING SUPPORT PROVIDERS, AND PROVIDERS OF FRONT-LINE SERVICES; AND(G) PROMOTING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR RELEVANT PROTECTIONS AND FOSTERING UNDERSTANDING OF RELEVANT ISSUES IN THE UK AND INTERNATIONALLY.IN FURTHERANCE OF THAT OBJECT BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER TO ENGAGE IN POLITICAL ACTIVITY PROVIDED THAT THE TRUSTEES ARE SATISFIED THAT THE PROPOSED ACTIVITIES WILL FURTHER THE PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY TO AN EXTENT JUSTIFIED BY THE RESOURCES COMMITTED AND THE ACTIVITY IS NOT THE DOMINANT MEANS BY WHICH THE CHARITY CARRIED OUT ITS OBJECTS.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 530202
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: ATLEU

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures