PARRHESIA INC — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 16 February 2021
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £35,286
Latest expenditure: £45,862
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Park House, East End, Sheriff Hutton, YORK, YO60 6SX

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Parrhesia Inc is a charitable research body which conducts research into whistleblower protection issues to inform best practice and policy. We work collaboratively, bringing all those with a stake in whistleblowing protection together to find solutions to improve outcomes for whistleblowers.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 19 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 19 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £35,286
Total Gross Expenditure: £45,862

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 20 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 20 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £99,848
Total Gross Expenditure: £98,048

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 14 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 14 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £57,842
Total Gross Expenditure: £61,993

Fin Period Start Date: 16 February 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 19 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 19 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £48,692
Total Gross Expenditure: £34,505

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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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 19 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £35,286
Total Gross Expenditure: £45,862
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: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 20 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £99,848
Total Gross Expenditure: £98,048
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 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 14 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £57,842
Total Gross Expenditure: £61,993
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: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 16 February 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 19 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £48,692
Total Gross Expenditure: £34,505
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

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

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: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: PARRHESIA INC
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2021-02-16T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 16 Feb 2021
Charitable Objects: (1) THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY RESEARCH INTO THE PRACTICE OF WHISTLEBLOWING AND PROTECTION OF WHISTLEBLOWERS AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC THEREIN BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:(A) THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF RESEARCH INTO (AND THE PUBLICATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF) OF THE PRACTICE OF WHISTLEBLOWING AND PROTECTION OF WHISTLEBLOWERS;(B) THE PUBLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF JOURNALS, BOOKS, MAGAZINES, PAMPHLETS AND OTHER LITERARY WORKS TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION AND PROMOTE DISCUSSION ON TOPICS CONNECTED WITH THE OBJECTS;(C) THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE PRACTICE OF WHISTLEBLOWING AND PROTECTION OF WHISTLEBLOWERS; AND(D) TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND INFORM PUBLIC DEBATE IN THOSE FIELDS WHETHER IN THE UK OR ABROAD AND IN PARTICULAR BY MAKING AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, THROUGH A PROCESS OF OBJECTIVE, IMPARTIAL RESEARCH AND RIGOROUS FACTUAL ANALYSIS, FULL, ACCURATE AND RELEVANT INFORMATION TO ASSIST SUCH PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND TO INFORM AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PUBLIC DEBATE.2) TO PROMOTE THE HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS, AND THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS) OF WHISTLEBLOWERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:(A) PROVISION OF TECHNICAL ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS ON WHISTLEBLOWERS’ HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES;(B) CONTRIBUTION TO THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAW RELATING TO WHISTLEBLOWERS’ HUMAN RIGHTS;(C) COMMENTING ON PROPOSED LEGISLATION RELATING TO OR IMPACTING WHISTLEBLOWERS’ HUMAN RIGHTS;(D) RAISING AWARENESS OF WHISTLEBLOWERS’ HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES;(E) PROMOTING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR WHISTLEBLOWERS’ HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES;(F) PROMOTING RESPECT FOR WHISTLEBLOWERS’ HUMAN RIGHTS AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATIONS;(G) INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY OF WHISTLEBLOWERS’ HUMAN RIGHTS.(3) NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CLO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CLO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

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

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures