Overall GiG Score: 23 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 12
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +12

CRIMINAL JUSTICE ALLIANCE 

The CJA works with its members to develop and promote improvements to the way in which the criminal justice system operates in England and Wales. This includes carrying out and commissioning research and policy-development work, informing the work of its members and in assisting them in working together, improving information-sharing and co-ordinated working across its membership.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 13 years
(16 years as a company)

www.criminaljusticealliance.org

info@criminaljusticealliance.org.uk

02080642218

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX

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
31/03/23£442£451£-10n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/22£333£273£61n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/03/21£279£232£47n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/03/20?£142£115£27n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/08/19£156£170£-14n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/08/18£193£162£31£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/17£205£180£25£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£122£138£-16£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£132£148£-16£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£113£102£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£108£107£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£101£100£1£0£0£0n/a00

Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 17%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
What it does
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who works here?
  • 2 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,

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
Lloyds Bank Foundation£304,719
Barrow Cadbury Trust£150,000
Trust for London£135,000
Esmee Fairbairn£122,500
AB Charitable Trust£65,000
Allen Lane Foundation£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Criminal Justice Alliance
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Criminal Justice Alliance
£50,000 18/11/2022
Grant to Criminal Justice Alliance towards work to influence reform in the criminal justice system.
Trust for London - Criminal Justice Alliance
£10,000 29/09/2022
This is a cost of living uplift for grant reference 360G-trustforlondon-MAIN-S2-02.02.2021-8990
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Removing the barriers to systemic change in the CJS
£120,000 29/01/2022
To support the Criminal Justice Alliance influence criminal justice policy through its collective voice
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Criminal Justice Alliance
£40,000 25/01/2022
An unrestricted grant of £40,000 (This grant is renewable - year 1 of up to 5 years). Criminal Justice Alliance is a coalition of 170+ organisations working to create a fairer and more effective ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Criminal Justice Alliance
£74,081 14/12/2021
Grant to Criminal Justice Alliance
Barrow Cadbury Trust - CJA Awards and Media Awards 2021-2023
£30,000 05/07/2021
30
A contribution towards the annual CJA Awards and Media Awards over the next three years.
Trust for London - Criminal Justice Alliance
£125,000 09/06/2021
30
The funding is for ELEVATE (Elevating Lived Experience Voices, Advocacy, Training & Expertise) CJS Leadership Programme for emerging lived experience leaders to progress from low-paid work into ....more
Allen Lane Foundation - Grant to Criminal Justice Alliance
£5,000 11/03/2021
£5,000 single grant to this national membership organisation to support its work towards a systematic change for a fair and effective criminal justice system.
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Criminal Justice Alliance
£15,000 08/10/2020
An unrestricted grant of £15,000 (This grant is renewable - year 1 of up to 3 years). Criminal Justice Alliance coalition of 160 organisations working to create a fairer and more effective criminal ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Criminal Justice Alliance
£17,500 05/05/2020
6
towards unrestricted costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Criminal Justice Alliance
£178,388 19/11/2019
36
Working with coalition members to affect change by influencing policy makers, commissioners and sentencers to: • increase the use of restorative justice and restorative practices • better meet ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Criminal Justice Alliance
£105,000 28/08/2019
36
Towards unrestricted core costs to convene experts and influence practice within the criminal justice system for offenders and victims by improving accountability, workforce diversity and promoting ....more
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Criminal Justice Alliance
£10,000 27/06/2019
An unrestricted grant of £10,000. Criminal Justice Alliance is a coalition of 150 member organisaions committed to improving the criminal justice system. CJA works to promote ways of diverting ....more
Barrow Cadbury Trust - 21st Century Justice
£90,000 23/01/2016
36
To support the work of the Criminal Justice Alliance and for CJA's involvement in T2A policy development
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Transforming Justice Campaign and T2A Policy Support
£50,000 12/06/2013
Transforming Justice Campaign and T2A Policy Support
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Criminal Justice Alliance
£110,000 29/01/2013
Towards the Transforming Justice programme that aims to influence policy and practice in three key areas of the criminal justice system.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Criminal Justice Alliance
£50,000 15/12/2010
24
Towards Unrestricted core costs Towards a campaign to reduce the prison population through the production and promotion of policy analysis, and work with the media.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 25-81
  • RACHEL ALLAN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Head Of Learning And Talent
  • STUART DEBOOS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired Chartered Accountant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/07/2011, number: 1143038
  • Registered at Companies House on 02/08/2007, number: 06331413
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
12 returns made; all on time
Main office

Criminal Justice Alliance
CH2.26 Chester House
Kennington Park
1-3 Brixton Road
LONDON

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:TO PROMOTE THE REDUCTION AND PREVENTION OF CRIME, THE REHABILITATION AND WELFARE OF OFFENDERS, AND (SO FAR AS IT IS EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE) THE WELFARE OF OFFENDERS FAMILIES AND DEPENDANTS;TO PROMOTE, OR ASSIST IN THE PROMOTION, OF THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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