MAKAN RIGHTS — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 19 September 2016
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 10228520
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £461,559
Latest expenditure: £365,952
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: The Arab British Centre, 1 Gough Square, London, EC4A 3DE

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Producing educational content on human rights and making it available online and offline.Running educational and capacity-building workshops for students, professionals and organisations on human rights in the Middle East

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: 29 October 2026
Date Accounts Received: 29 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £461,559
Total Gross Expenditure: £365,952

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: 27 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 27 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £347,752
Total Gross Expenditure: £355,873

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: 28 September 2024
Date Accounts Received: 28 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £240,877
Total Gross Expenditure: £318,963

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 7 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 7 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £69,581
Total Gross Expenditure: £158,910

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 27 March 2023
Date Accounts Received: 27 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £368,663
Total Gross Expenditure: £255,707

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: 29 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £461,559
Total Gross Expenditure: £365,952
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: 0

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: 27 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £347,752
Total Gross Expenditure: £355,873
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: 0

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: 28 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £240,877
Total Gross Expenditure: £318,963
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: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 7 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £69,581
Total Gross Expenditure: £158,910
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: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Received Date: 27 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £368,663
Total Gross Expenditure: £255,707
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: 1

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

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

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

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

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

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

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: MAKAN RIGHTS
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2016-09-19T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 13 JUN 2016
Charitable Objects: 1.1 FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:1.1.1 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF PEOPLE IN THE MIDDLE EAST, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:(A) PROVIDING A PUBLIC INFORMATION RESOURCE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES RELATING TO THE MIDDLE EAST;(B) EQUIPPING INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANISATIONS WITH THE NECESSARY COMMUNICATION TOOLS AND SKILLS TO STRENGTHEN THEIR WORK ON HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES; 1.1.2 TO PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL TREATIES AND LAWS) IN THE MIDDLE EAST, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:(A) RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS AMONG OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES;(B) RESEARCHING HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES; AND(C) PROMOTING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS.

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

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

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures