Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 10

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Static board: -3

Grant maker support: +10

Overall GiG Score: 5

STOPWATCH

StopWatch is a coalition of legal experts, academics, citizens and civil liberties campaigners. We aim to address excess and disproportionate stop and search, promote best practice and ensure fair, effective policing for all.

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Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 9 years

www.stop-watch.org

info@stop-watch.org

0208 226 5737

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£248	£283	£-36	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/22		£279	£224	£55	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	24
31/03/21	*	£542	£107	£435	£0	£488	£435	48.9	3	20
31/03/20	*	£101	£63	£39	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/19		£0	£72	£-72	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/18		£77	£57	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£79	£72	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£98	£39	£59	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Education/Training
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Other Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
5 volunteers

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

Esmee Fairbairn	£368,444
Paul Hamlyn Foundation	£93,000
Barrow Cadbury Trust	£75,000
AB Charitable Trust	£40,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to StopWatch
£25,859	20/02/2023	Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - StopWatch Youth Voice and Participation Lead
£3,000	18/01/2023	StopWatch works to promote effective, accountable and fair policing. They inform the public about the use of stop and search, develop and share research, organise awareness raising events and provide ....more StopWatch works to promote effective, accountable and fair policing. They inform the public about the use of stop and search, develop and share research, organise awareness raising events and provide legal support challenging stop and search. Their work includes legal and policy analysis, media coverage and commentary, political advocacy, litigation, submissions to national and international organisations and community organising. This grant supports StopWatch to employ a young person as a Youth Voice and Participation Lead to assist with the expansion of their youth and community engagement work.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to StopWatch
£258,585	15/09/2022	Towards unrestricted core costs for evidenced-based advocacy to reform stop and search and to support trauma- informed resourcing for impacted communities
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to StopWatch
£20,000	30/06/2022	An unrestricted grant of £20,000 (This grant is renewable - year 1 of up to 3 years). StopWatch aims to address excess and disproportionate stop and search, promote best practice and ensure fair, ....more An unrestricted grant of £20,000 (This grant is renewable - year 1 of up to 3 years). StopWatch aims to address excess and disproportionate stop and search, promote best practice and ensure fair, effective policing for all across the UK.
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to StopWatch
£20,000	01/07/2021	An unrestricted grant of £20,000. StopWatch is a coalition of legal experts, academics, citizens and civil liberties campaigners aiming to address excess and disproportionate stop and search, ....more An unrestricted grant of £20,000. StopWatch is a coalition of legal experts, academics, citizens and civil liberties campaigners aiming to address excess and disproportionate stop and search, promote best practice and ensure fair, effective policing for all.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to StopWatch
£54,000	24/03/2021 1	Towards unrestricted core costs from the Racialised Communities Top Up Fund
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - StopWatch Youth Voice and Participation
£90,000	23/11/2020	StopWatch is a coalition, which works to promote effective, accountable and fair policing. This grant supports the role of Youth Voice and Participation Coordinator to grow impact, increase capacity ....more StopWatch is a coalition, which works to promote effective, accountable and fair policing. This grant supports the role of Youth Voice and Participation Coordinator to grow impact, increase capacity and ensure the involvement of young people within StopWatch. The role will also support the development of pilot youth and schools programme RAW (Rights and Wellbeing) in response to the trauma that is often experienced as a result of being stopped and searched.
Barrow Cadbury Trust - StopWatch Policy and Advocacy Coordinator
£75,000	11/07/2020 36	The grant will develop StopWatch’s policy capability, expanding and deepening the dissemination and impact of its research and advocacy.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to StopWatch
£30,000	28/04/2020 6	towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to StopWatch
£180,000	06/03/2019 36	Towards unrestricted core costs of a national coalition that provides support and legal advice, identifies best practice and advocates for improved policy related to stop and search.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to StopWatch
£120,375	22/07/2015 36	Towards core costs of an organisation that promotes the fair, effective and accountable use of stop and search powers, to promote safety and positive police/community relations.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DR MICHAEL SHINER Appointed: 2015

DR REBEKAH DELSOL Appointed: 2015

MICHAEL ALEXANDER OSWALD Appointed: 2015

NEENA SAMOTA (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Consultant On Criminal Justice And Social Policy, Other trusteeship: VOICE4CHANGE ENGLAND LIMITED,

PROF BEN BOWLING Appointed: 2015

PAUL HENRY MORTIMER Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: EQUALITEACH,

PROF LEE THOMAS BRIDGES Appointed: 2015

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/06/2015, number: 1161908

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
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

Filing Record

8 returns made; AR21: 10 days late, AR20: 8 days late,

Main office

StopWatch
2 Langley Lane
Vauxhall
London
SW8 1GB

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: 1) TO PROMOTE THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE LAW, IN PARTICULAR IN RELATION TO THE USE OF STOP AND SEARCH POWERS. 2) TO PROMOTE ETHICAL STANDARDS OF CONDUCT IN POLICING, IN PARTICULAR IN RELATION TO THE USE OF STOP AND SEARCH POWERS TO ENSURE POLICING IS FAIR, EFFECTIVE AND ACCOUNTABLE.

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