Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 15
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Grant maker support: +15
Overall GiG Score: 18 ?

FOCUS ON LABOUR EXPLOITATION 

Focus on Labour Exploitation (FLEX) works towards responses to trafficking for labour exploitation that are not only effective in ending exploitation, but also prioritise the needs and voices of trafficked persons and their human rights.FLEX seeks to achieve this through research, advocacy, and capacity building to promote victim-centred responses to trafficking for labour exploitation.
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Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • 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 and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
Established: 9 years

http://labourexploitation.org/

info@labourexploitation.org

02037525516

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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
31/03/23*£618£469£149£0£515£2787.1100
31/03/22£467£386£81n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£414£316£98n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£325£280£46n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/03/19£292£212£79n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£138£196£-58£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£212£171£41£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£209£167£42£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 54%
Reserves/Spending: 7.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 13 months
Quick Ratio: 32.8
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Brazil, Kenya, Netherlands, Romania, Thailand, Throughout England And Wales, United States,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 10 employees

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
Justice Together Initiative£275,000
Trust for London£271,500
Paul Hamlyn Foundation£181,180
Barrow Cadbury Trust£173,400
Joseph Rowntree Foundation£162,028
Unbound Philanthropy£155,000
John Ellerman Foundation£112,128
City Bridge Trust£104,200
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Focus on Labour Exploitation
£20,000 25/01/2024
An unrestricted grant of £20,000 (This grant in renewable - year 1 of up to 3 years). Focus on Labour Exploitation is a research and policy organisation dedicated to ending labour exploitation by ....more
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Preventing migrant labour exploitation in the UK 2023-25
£50,000 09/10/2023
To support advocacy and communications work.
Trust for London - Focus on Labour Exploitation
£90,600 24/08/2023
The funding is for FLEX staff capacity to manage advocacy coalitions, the Labour Exploitation Advisory Group and the Detention Taskforce, and continue to lead our joint policy work. It will also ....more
Trust for London - Focus on Labour Exploitation
£57,400 20/07/2023
The funding is for a secondment from a civil society organisation to join the Mayor's Social Integration Team to support existing work on tackling migrant exploitation in the workplace and develop ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Focus on Labour Exploitation (FLEX)
£5,000 27/02/2023
Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Evidencing and preventing risks in post-Brexit labour migration routes
£10,180 18/01/2023
Focus on Labour Exploitation (FLEX) is a research and policy organisation working towards ending labour exploitation. They aim to prevent labour abuses, protect the rights of those affected or at ....more
Trust for London - Focus on Labour Exploitation
£3,500 29/09/2022
This is a cost of living uplift for grant reference 360G-trustforlondon-MAIN-S2-04.02.2020-8444
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Focus on Labour Exploitation (FLEX)
£50,000 15/06/2022
Towards unrestricted core costs to enable the delivery of a programme aimed at preventing the labour exploitation of Ukrainian nationals
Justice Together Initiative - Making current and future short-term work visas fairer and safer for migrants
£275,000 30/11/2021
FLEX will conduct outreach and research with temporary migrants, and evidence-based advocacy to improve the fairness and safety of the Tier 5 Seasonal Worker Visa for agriculture and future temporary ....more
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Evidencing and preventing risks in post-Brexit labour migration routes
£151,000 04/10/2021
36
Focus on Labour Exploitation (FLEX) is a research and policy organisation working towards ending labour exploitation. They aim to prevent labour abuses, protect the rights of those affected or at ....more
John Ellerman Foundation - CEO and Operations & Comms Assistant salaries, running costs, and three specific outputs: research report, worker engagement activities, new website
£112,128 29/07/2021
36
CEO and Operations & Comms Assistant salaries, running costs, and three specific outputs: research report, worker engagement activities, new website
Unbound Philanthropy - Grant to Focus on Labour Exploitation
£80,000 14/07/2021
For support of work to improve access to social protection and labor rights among low-paid workers impacted by Brexit and COVID-19
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Focus On Labour Exploitation (FLEX)
£162,028 09/07/2021
24
A fairer post-Covid recovery: piloting worker engagement in corporate human rights due diligence
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Focus on Labour Exploitation
£20,000 01/07/2021
An unrestricted grant of £20,000. Focus on Labour Exploitation is a research and policy organisation dedicated to end labour exploitation by challenging and transforming the systems and structures ....more
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Preventing migrant labour exploitation post-Brexit 2021-2023
£62,900 24/04/2021
24
To support FLEX's policy and communications work.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Focus on Labour Exploitation (FLEX)
£104,200 17/09/2020
36
£104,200 over three years (£36,840; £33,260; £34,100) towards salaries of the 0.8 dpw Networks and LEAG Officer and the 2 dpw Training Officer, and associated project costs of a capacity building ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Reducing risks for workers in the agricultural sector during and after COVID-19
£10,000 12/06/2020
12
The group will use the funding for a one year pilot which aims to prevent seasonal workers on Scottish farms from suffering from labour abuse and exploitation. This will be in collaboration with Fife ....more
Trust for London - Focus on Labour Exploitation
£120,000 10/06/2020
36
This funding is to continue developing the work of the Labour Exploitation Advisory Group and expanding FLEX’s London-level advocacy for changes in law, policy and practice related to the ....more
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - COVID19 Emergency Funding
£20,000 04/06/2020
3
Support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by COVID19.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Focus on Labour Exploitation (FLEX)
£22,743 28/04/2020
6
towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
Unbound Philanthropy - Grant to Focus on Labour Exploitation
£75,000 23/07/2019
24
For support of work to improve access to social protection and labor rights among low-paid workers in sectors impacted by Brexit and COVID-19
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Preventing migrant labour exploitation post-Brexit
£60,500 13/07/2019
24
To continue to support FLEX's communications work
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Focus on Labour Exploitation (FLEX)
£130,303 29/08/2018
36
Towards core costs, including contributions to the salaries of the director and research officer, to support work to end the exploitation of women in high risk labour sectors.
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Communicating positive responses to exploitation
£30,000 18/05/2018
12
To support FLEX's communications work.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Preventing young EEA migrant worker exploitation during and after Brexit
£150,000 14/05/2018
36
Focus on Labour Exploitation (FLEX) works to end human trafficking for labour exploitation. Following the Brexit vote, young workers from European Economic Area countries are at increased risk of ....more
Unbound Philanthropy - Grant to Focus on Labour Exploitation
£50,000 15/11/2017
24
For support of research on the impact of Brexit on the European Economic Area workers’ vulnerability to exploitation.
Trust for London - Focus on Labour Exploitation
£73,800 15/06/2017
36
The funding is to support the continuation of funding for FLEX work to strengthen migrant and vulnerable workers access to protections and support in cases of trafficking for labour exploitation in ....more
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Preventing migrant labour exploitation in the UK
£22,000 23/06/2016
18
To influence policy and practice in relation to trafficking for labour exploitation in the UK
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Mapping positive intervention pathways for migrant workers in exploitation
£59,891 08/02/2016
24
FLEX want to research why and how migrant workers are being exploited across three UK labour sectors, as well as exploring social attitudes towards migrant workers in locations relevant to each ....more
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Trafficking for Labour Exploitation Response Project
£25,800 30/03/2015
12
To influence the implementation of anti-trafficking law and policy in relation to trafficking for labour exploitation
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Trafficking for Labour Exploitation Project
£28,168 14/01/2014
Trafficking for Labour Exploitation Project
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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 41-55
  • ADAM CRAIG WEISS (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Legal Director Of A Charity
  • PETER ANDREWS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Head Of Sustainability Policy
  • VASH ARORA Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Hr Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/12/2014, number: 1159611
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/03/2013, number: 08451701
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
8 returns made; AR23: 37 days late,
Main office

The Foundry
17 Oval Way
LONDON
SE11 5RR

Objectives

TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE TRAFFICKED FOR THE PURPOSE OF LABOUR EXPLOITATION, IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS: A) MONITORING ABUSES OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING; B) OBTAINING LEGAL OR OTHER REDRESS FOR ABUSES OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING; C) RESEARCH INTO ISSUES AFFECTING THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE TRAFFICKED FOR THE PURPOSE OF LABOUR EXPLOITATION; D) PROVIDING TECHNICAL GUIDANCE, BOTH TO GOVERNMENTS AND ORGANISATIONS WORKING WITH VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, ON ISSUES CONCERNING THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING; E) CONTRIBUTING TO THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF LAWS WHICH PROTECT THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING; 3 F) COMMENTING ON THE EFFECT OF PROPOSED LEGISLATION ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING; G) RAISING AWARENESS OF, AND PROMOTING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR, HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES AFFECTING VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING; H) PROMOTING RESPECT FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AMONGST BOTH INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATIONS; I) INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING; IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS, BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER TO ENGAGE IN POLITICAL ACTIVITY PROVIDED THAT THE TRUSTEES ARE SATISFIED ANY PROPOSED POLITICAL ACTIVITIES WILL FURTHER THE PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY TO AN EXTENT JUSTIFIED BY THE RESOURCES COMMITTED AND THE POLITICAL ACTIVITY IS NOT THE DOMINANT MEANS BY WHICH THE CHARITY CARRIES OUT THESE OBJECTS.

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