Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 11
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Static board: -3
  • Overall weighted support: +11
Overall GiG Score: 16 ?

ADVICE ON INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS IN EUROPE (THE AIRE CENTRE)

Providing advice on individual rights in Europe.Providing training on aspects of EU and ECHR human rights lawPro bono advocacy at the European Court of Human Rights
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£1,584£1,521£63£45£614£4363.4829
31/03/22£1,468£1,465£3£39£551£4393.6826
31/03/21£1,545£1,301£243£40£549£3963.6934
31/03/20£1,305£1,185£119£37£305£2302.3636
31/03/19£873£850£23£32£186£1351.9535
31/03/18£751£810£-59£35£163£430.680
31/03/17£642£730£-88£29£222£160.370
31/03/16£797£681£116£0£310£230.490
31/03/15£578£685£-106£11£194£661.190
31/03/14£789£680£109£8£300£1222.190
31/03/13?£606£548£58£7£191£751.6100
30/04/12£469£490£-22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/11£457£480£-23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/10£486£389£97n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/09£400£315£86n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/08*£244£252£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/07£211£220£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/06£262£257£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/05£304£301£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/04£321£379£-58n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 45%
Liabilities/Income: 32%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 71%
Reserves/Spending: 3.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 1.1
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 23 years
(31 years as a company)

www.airecentre.org

info@airecentre.org

02078314276

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Legal & financial advice
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Albania, Bosnia And Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
Home Office£284,641
Esmee Fairbairn£115,968
Tudor Trust£92,000
Access to Justice Foundation£68,951
AB Charitable Trust£62,000
London Legal Support Trust£30,000
The Legal Education Foundation£30,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
London Legal Support Trust - Centres of Excellence 2023
£10,000 28/12/2023
Long term core funding for specialist free legal advice organisations, along with in-kind help and support with ongoing development. Aiming to support a sustainable and robust specialist advice ....more
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to The AIRE Centre
£22,000 21/08/2023
A restricted grant of £22,000 towards UK work (This grant is renewable - year 2 of up to 3 years)This grant includes a 10% cost of living uplift. The AIRE Centre works to support individuals and ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The AIRE Centre
£8,000 06/02/2023
Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
London Legal Support Trust - Centres of Excellence 2022
£10,000 22/12/2022
Long term core funding for specialist free legal advice organisations, along with in-kind help and support with ongoing development. Aiming to support a sustainable and robust specialist advice ....more
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to The AIRE Centre
£20,000 06/10/2022
A restricted grant of £20,000 towards UK work( This grant is renewable - year 1 of up to 3 years). The AIRE Centre works to support individuals and communities to benefit from their rights under ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The AIRE Centre
£80,000 21/09/2022
Towards unrestricted core costs supporting women experiencing abuse in the UK
Tudor Trust - Grant to The AIRE Centre
£90,000 21/03/2022
36
over three years as unrestricted continuation funding for an organisation providing legal advice and casework to vulnerable European migrants while also undertaking strategic litigation
London Legal Support Trust - Centres of Excellence 2021
£10,000 14/12/2021
Long term core funding for specialist free legal advice organisations, along with in-kind help and support with ongoing development. Aiming to support a sustainable and robust specialist advice ....more
The Legal Education Foundation - Understanding and applying retained EU law in post-Brexit Britain
£30,000 07/07/2021
Developing training on EU retained law and social welfare entitlements to ensure that local authorities, legal advisers and frontline workers, who engage with vulnerable EEA nationals and their ....more
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to AIRE Centre
£20,000 22/04/2021
An unrestricted grant of £20,000. AIRE Centre use the power of European law to protect fundamental rights through advice, litigation and policy work.
Home Office - EU Settlement Grant Scheme Funding
£134,332 01/04/2021
This grants scheme will enable organisations to provide practical support to vulnerable EU citizens to help them make their EU Settlement Scheme application by 30 June 2021 and continuing support ....more
Tudor Trust - Grant to The AIRE Centre
£2,000 12/03/2021
as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
Greater London Authority - Grant to the AIRE Centre
£10,000 27/11/2020
European outreach work
Access to Justice Foundation - Joint Initiative Flexible COVID-19 Grant
£68,951 15/06/2020
A flexible grant as part of wave 1 of the Community Justice Fund. A pooled fund to support the specialist legal welfare advice sector in its response to COVID19
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - COVID19 Emergency Funding
£15,000 28/05/2020
3
Support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by COVID19.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Aire Centre (Advice on Individual Rights in Europe)
£27,968 05/05/2020
6
towards unrestricted costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
Home Office - EU Settlement Grant Scheme Funding 21/22
£150,309 01/04/2020
This grants scheme will enable organisations to provide practical support to vulnerable EU citizens to help them make their EU Settlement Scheme application by 30 June 2021 and continuing support ....more
Greater London Authority - Grant to 'The AIRE Centre'
£5,000 10/12/2019
European Outreach Grant
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to AIRE Centre
£20,000 27/06/2019
An unrestricted grant of £20,000. The AIRE Centre specialises in European Human Rights Law, in order to protect individuals human rights. Services include, advice lines & online resources, ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Aire Centre (Advice on Individual Rights in Europe)
£167,827 06/03/2019
36
Towards unrestricted core costs to support victims of trafficking and gender based violence through the provision of legal assistance and knowledge of rights under European law.
Tudor Trust - Grant to The AIRE Centre
£120,000 04/01/2019
36
over three years as core funding for a legal charity working to support marginalised and vulnerable EU citizens living in the UK
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to AIRE Centre
£15,000 23/01/2018
£15,000 towards core costs. The AIRE Centre specialises in European Human Rights Law, in order to protect individuals human rights. Services include, advice lines & online resources, ....more
AB Charitable Trust - Working towards sustainable fundraising streams through implementation of coherent development strategy
£15,000 26/01/2016
£15,000 towards the role of the Development Manager
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Aire Centre (Advice on Individual Rights in Europe)
£145,131 18/11/2015
36
Towards the costs of the Domestic Violence Legal Project, providing legal advice, assistance and training for victims of trafficking, gender-based violence and women offenders.
AB Charitable Trust - Ensure sustainability and growth through the development of diverse funding streams
£10,000 27/01/2015
£10,000 towards the salary of the Fundraising Manager
AB Charitable Trust - Advice on Individual Rights in Europe
£10,000 21/01/2014
£10,000 towards core costs
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Aire Centre (Advice on Individual Rights in Europe)
£156,700 15/12/2011
Towards work on the transposition of the European Union Directive on combating trafficking, implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Aire Centre (Advice on Individual Rights in Europe)
£72,172 17/12/2008
24
Towards Core costs Towards the salary of a legal project manager to run domestic violence and trafficking projects and oversee the AIRE Centre's case work.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 35-65
  • DR JASON POBJOY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Lawyer
  • DUNCAN PRICE Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Head Of Practice Group Finance Support
  • EMMA MOCKFORD Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Barrister
  • FRANCESCA COONEY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Head Of Policy
  • JAGO RUSSELL Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Chief Executive
  • KEHINDE OLUWO Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Head Of Talent Management
  • MICHAEL QUAYLE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Lawyer
  • PAUL YATES (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Solicitor
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/01/2002, number: 1090336
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/06/1993, number: 02824400
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • 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
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR08: 12 days late,
Main office

Second Floor
8 Union Street
London
SE1 1SZ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE:-(A) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAW AMONG STATES WHICH HAVE RATIFIED THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOM (THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION) AND/OR TREATIES ESTABLISHING AND REGULATING THE EUROPEAN UNION (THE EU TREATIES) IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY PROVIDING SPECIALIST LEGAL ADVICE, AND REPRESENTATION TO PEOPLE WHO ARE UNABLE TO OBTAIN LEGAL REPRESENTATION FROM THEIR OWN RESOURCES, IN CASES WHERE IT IS APPREHENDED THAT THE LAW OF ANY SUCH STATE IS IN BREACH OF ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION OR THE EU TREATIES.(B) TO RELIEVE POVERTY BY PROVIDING LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND/OR ADVICE FOR PERSONS WHO ARE UNABLE TO OBTAIN LEGAL REPRESENTATION FROM THEIR OWN RESOURCES.(C) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THE PUBLIC (AND PARTICULARLY BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION THE JUDICIARY AND MEMBERS OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION) IN INTERNATIONAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS LAW HAVING REGARD IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) TO THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION AND THE EU TREATIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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