Centre for the Advancement of Development and Human Rights — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 28 June 2018
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £457,320
Latest expenditure: £394,572
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Flat 2, Danesfield, 220 Albany Road, LONDON, SE5 0AW

Website recorded by the regulator: www.cad-hr.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

We work with various communities in South East London and assist them to be economically independent through entrepreneurial and business development schemes and training programmes. At the same time, we also provide free legal advice and representation to individuals that we consider to be indigent and/or incapable of navigating the complex legal process that they are often faced with.

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: 10 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 10 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £457,320
Total Gross Expenditure: £394,572

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: 5 August 2025
Date Accounts Received: 5 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £498,450
Total Gross Expenditure: £626,631

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: 4 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 4 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £611,561
Total Gross Expenditure: £523,700

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 1 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 1 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £603,111
Total Gross Expenditure: £331,677

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 7 February 2022
Date Accounts Received: 7 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £672,439
Total Gross Expenditure: £467,388

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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: 10 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £457,320
Total Gross Expenditure: £394,572
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: 6

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: 5 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £498,450
Total Gross Expenditure: £626,631
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £147,450
Income From Government Grants: £147,450
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: 6

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: 4 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £611,561
Total Gross Expenditure: £523,700
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £18,500
Income From Government Grants: £18,500
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: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 1 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £603,111
Total Gross Expenditure: £331,677
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: 46

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Received Date: 7 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £672,439
Total Gross Expenditure: £467,388
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: 31

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Charity Annual Return Partb

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: 4 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 335387
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 276174
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 611561
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £27,892
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £495,808
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 523700
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 128000
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 91425
Expenditure Depreciation: 25500
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -129411
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £137,861
Assets Total Fixed: 473700
Assets Own Use: 473700
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £137,861
Assets Total Liabilities: £0
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £611,561
Creditors One Year Total Current: 0
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £137,861
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 496561
Funds Restricted: 115000
Funds Total: 611561
Count Employees: 39
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 1 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 80424
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 522687
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 603111
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £29,560
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £302,117
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 331677
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 110537
Expenditure Support Costs: 61268
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: 575561
Assets Own Use: 575561
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £27,550
Assets Total Liabilities: £0
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £603,111
Creditors One Year Total Current: 0
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £27,550
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 505061
Funds Restricted: 98050
Funds Total: 603111
Count Employees: 46
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Received Date: 7 February 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 672439
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 672439
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £31,779
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £435,609
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 467388
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 63677
Expenditure Depreciation: 40479
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 61168
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 336220
Assets Own Use: 336220
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £336,219
Assets Total Liabilities: £0
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £672,439
Creditors One Year Total Current: 0
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £0
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 589472
Funds Restricted: 82967
Funds Total: 672439
Count Employees: 51
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: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

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

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

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

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

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

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

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

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

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

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

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

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: Centre for the Advancement of Development and Human Rights
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2018-06-28T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 28 Jun 2018 as amended on 25 Dec 2019
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:THE RELIEF OR PREVENTION OF POVERTY IN WEST AFRICA PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY HELPING TO FORM AND SUSTAIN LOCAL AGRICULTURAL MARKETS FOR THE BENEFIT OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES; TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 613928
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: CARD-HR

Charity Name Id: 595834
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: CENTRE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

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

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests