CCEW Charity Commission profile

OPTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL HEALTH

Registered charity 1160066 · organisation 5053660

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
21 January 2015
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
09137405
Financial period
1 January 2026 – 30 September 2026
Latest income
£438,288
Latest expenditure
£438,288
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 1 CONWAY STREET, FITZROY SQUARE, LONDON, W1T 6LP

Website recorded by the regulator: www.options-health.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The purpose of the Charity is the prevention and relief of sickness and the preservation and promotion of mental and physical health for the public benefit worldwide with a focus on increasing public awareness, support and attention toward ending the practice known as Female Genitalia Mutilation/Cutting.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2026
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2026
Ar Cycle Reference
AR26
Reporting Due Date
30 July 2027
Date Annual Return Received
29 October 2026
Date Accounts Received
29 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£438,288
Total Gross Expenditure
£438,288
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
9 July 2026
Date Accounts Received
9 July 2026
Total Gross Income
£931,332
Total Gross Expenditure
£931,332
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
30 September 2025
Date Accounts Received
30 September 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,615,088
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,615,088
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
17 July 2024
Date Accounts Received
17 July 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,429,376
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,429,376
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
31 October 2023
Date Accounts Received
31 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,734,906
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,734,906

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR26
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2026
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2026
Ar Due Date
30 July 2027
Ar Received Date
29 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£438,288
Total Gross Expenditure
£438,288
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
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
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
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
9 July 2026
Total Gross Income
£931,332
Total Gross Expenditure
£931,332
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
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
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
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
30 September 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,615,088
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,615,088
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
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
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
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
17 July 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,429,376
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,429,376
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
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
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
31 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,734,906
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,734,906
Charity Raises Funds From Public
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
0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
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
9 July 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
931332
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
931332
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£931,332
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
931332
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
931332
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£70,801
Assets Total Liabilities
£70,801
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£0
Creditors One Year Total Current
70801
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£4,665
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
0
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
0
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
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
30 September 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
1615088
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1615088
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,615,088
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1615088
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£719,023
Assets Total Liabilities
£719,023
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£0
Creditors One Year Total Current
719023
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£4,711
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
0
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
0
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
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
17 July 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
1429376
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1429376
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,429,376
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1429376
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,259,447
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,259,447
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£0
Creditors One Year Total Current
1259447
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£98,103
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
0
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
0
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
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
31 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
1734906
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1734906
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,734,906
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1734906
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,369,530
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,369,530
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£0
Creditors One Year Total Current
1369530
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£4,822
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
0
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
0
Count Employees
0
Charity Only 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
Ethiopia
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Nigeria
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Egypt
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Somalia
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Burkina Faso
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Senegal
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Mali
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
Sierra Leone
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Classification Code
103
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
OPTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL HEALTH
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2015-01-21T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 18 JUL 2014
Charitable Objects
A) THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION AND PROMOTION OF MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT WORLDWIDE, WITH A FOCUS ON THOSE WHO ARE DISADVANTAGED OR IN NEED PARTICULARLY AS A RESULT OF ILL HEALTH OR POVERTY, BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEE DIRECTORS THINK FIT INCLUDING BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH:I) STRENGTHENING HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INCREASING ACCESS AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF HEALTHCARE PROVISION;II) IMPROVING MATERNAL AND NEWBORN SURVIVAL BY RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS TO ENABLE THE PROMOTION OF ENHANCED ACCOUNTABILITY AND SERVICES;III) INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS, SUPPORT AND ATTENTION TOWARD ENDING THE PRACTICE KNOWN AS FEMALE GENITALIA MUTILATION/CUTTING;B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE OBJECT STATED ABOVE AT ARTICLE 1(A) AS THE TRUSTEE DIRECTORS IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
551860
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
OIH

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures