Overall GiG Score: 12 ?
Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 6
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6

INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE, U.K 

The International Rescue Committee UK is an independent British charity, established in 1997 as part of the International Rescue Committee network. The IRC provides emergency relief, protection of human rights, post-conflict reconstruction, resettlement assistance & advocacy to those uprooted or affected by violent conflict, oppression and natural disaster in countries around the world.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • Spending is declining
Established: 26 years

www.rescue-uk.org

london@rescue.org

02039832727

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
30/09/22£114,433£109,354£5,079£5,579£10,173£5,5270.61790
30/09/21£115,717£113,773£1,944£3,601£5,094£5,0940.51360
30/09/20£113,913£113,547£366£4,017£3,150£3,1500.31313
30/09/19*£133,425£133,454£-29£3,595£2,785£2,7850.31191
30/09/18£143,671£143,493£178£2,155£2,814£2,8140.21100
30/09/17£142,618£142,517£101£1,231£2,636£2,6360.2640
30/09/16£146,336£145,898£438£967£2,535£2,5350.2620
30/09/15£124,222£121,072£3,150£980£31,512£2,0970.2490
30/09/14£109,512£101,990£7,522£885£28,362£1,8520.2570
30/09/13£83,631£76,884£6,747£699£20,840£1,1030.2430
30/09/12£56,544£61,992£-5,448£565£14,093£1,1100.2350
30/09/11£67,763£62,130£5,633£515£19,541£1,1420.2300
30/09/10£43,889£40,219£3,670£346£13,908£3410.1290
30/09/09£37,434£35,721£1,713£341£9,245£2570.1300
30/09/08£29,511£28,589£922£225£7,532£2110.1250
30/09/07£20,639£19,988£651£170£6,610£1690.1180
30/09/06£18,858£17,131£1,727£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/05£17,389£16,247£1,142£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/04*£11,170£9,713£1,457£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 5.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £130,000-£140,000
Liabilities/Assets: 83%
Liabilities/Income: 44%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 54%
Reserves/Spending: 0.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.2
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 179 employees
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Congo (Democratic Republic), Ethiopia, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Mali, Mexico, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Poland, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Ukraine, Yemen, Zimbabwe,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Quartet Community Foundation£30,000
CHK Foundation£25,000
The Aim Foundation£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to International Rescue Committee - UK
£10,000 23/01/2023
As requested by the donor to support the work of the International Rescue Committee in Ukraine and Afghanistan.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to International Rescue Committee - UK
£20,000 02/03/2022
As requested by the donor to support the work of the International Rescue Committee in Ukraine.
The Aim Foundation - Grant to International Rescue Committee
£5,000 01/03/2022
Rapid Response emergency grant advised by Cytoplan Staff to help support field teams are on the ground in Poland working with local partners to provide critical information services and moblising ....more
CHK Foundation - CHK Discretionary Grant
£25,000 29/06/2020
unrestricted support to the IRC's Yemen-wide programmes
True Colours Trust - Towards work to integrate PC into Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camps
£40,000 01/11/2018
Towards work to integrate PC into Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camps
Indigo Trust - Smarter tech for smarter refugee education
£42,553 25/07/2018
To support a project using technology to improve educational outcomes for refugees - Delivering improved social-emotional learning for refugees inTanzania through tablet-based video support.
Indigo Trust - Smarter tech for smarter refugee education
£42,553 25/07/2018
To support a project using technology to improve educational outcomes for refugees - Delivering improved social-emotional learning for refugees inTanzania through tablet-based video support.
Comic Relief - Incentivizing private providers in Sierra Leone for malaria testing and effective treatment
£301,735 19/07/2017
24
While malaria testing and treatment has improved in many public health facilities in Sierra Leone, people who seek treatment from private pharmacies and drug shops often still receive poor care. They ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 41-71
  • CIARAN DONNELLY Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Svp, International Programs, Irc Inc
  • KEMAL AHMED Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Financial Services
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/11/1997, number: 1065972
  • Registered at Companies House on 30/10/1997, number: 03458056
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR19: 1 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

International Rescue Committee
100 Wood Street
LONDON
EC2V 7AN

Objectives

(A) TO RELIEVE POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SUFFERING IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD IN PARTICULAR FOR THE BENEFIT OF REFUGEES AND VICTIMS OF OPPRESSION OR VIOLENT CONFLICT AND TO ADMINISTER SUCH RELIEF WITHOUT REGARD TO THE RACE, NATIONALITY OR RELIGION OF THE BENEFICIARIES; AND (B) TO CARRY OUT PROGRAMMES IN GLOBAL EMERGENCY RELIEF SO AS TO ASSIST THE VICTIMS OF OPPRESSION AND VIOLENT CONFLICT AND TO ADMINISTER SUCH ASSISTANCE WITHOUT REGARD TO THE RACE, NATIONALITY OR RELIGION OF THE BENEFICIARIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WORLDWIDE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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