# INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE, U.K

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1065972
- **Other names:** IRC EUROPE, INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE, IRC, IRC-UK
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Nov. 20, 1997
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1065972


## Contact

- **Address:** International Rescue Committee, 100 Wood Street, LONDON
- **Postcode:** EC2V 7AN
- **Phone:** 02039832727
- **Email:** london@rescue.org
- **Website:** www.rescue-uk.org



## Activities

**Objects:** 2. OBJECTS2.1 The objects for which the Charity is established are:2.1.1 to relieve poverty, distress and suffering in any part of the world, in particular, but not exclusively, for the benefit of refugees and victims of oppression, violent conflict, natural or other kinds of disaster and displacement (the “Beneficiaries”);2.1.2 to carry out programmes in global emergency relief so as to assist the Beneficiaries;2.1.3 to advance the education, development and training of the Beneficiaries;2.1.4 to advance and protect the health of the Beneficiaries;and to fulfil such objects without regard to the race, nationality or religion of the Beneficiaries.2.2 Nothing in these Articles shall authorise an application of the property of the Charity for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and/or section 2 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.

**Activities:** 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.

**Area of benefit:** WORLDWIDE




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- 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



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 30, 2024 | £116519000 | £119354000 | £7004000 | 267 |
| Sept. 30, 2023 | £122092000 | £122426000 | £9839000 | 241 |
| Sept. 30, 2022 | £114433000 | £109354000 | £10173000 | 179 |
| Sept. 30, 2021 | £115717000 | £113773000 | £5094000 | 136 |
| Sept. 30, 2020 | £113913000 | £113547000 | £3150000 | 131 |



## Trustees

- Ciaran Donnelly — appointed Oct. 26, 2016
- Cressida Pollock — appointed March 1, 2019
- Dr TITILOLA BANJOKO — appointed Oct. 20, 2020
- Henriette Kolb — appointed Oct. 29, 2024
- Joseph Michael McCarthy — appointed Oct. 29, 2024
- Laura Fleur Round — appointed Oct. 29, 2024
- Martin Hyman — appointed May 15, 2023
- Najwa Al Abdallah — appointed July 8, 2021
- Natalie Lynn Au — appointed Oct. 11, 2023
- Nicola Kathryn Pollitt — appointed Oct. 29, 2024
- Noelia Serrano — appointed July 7, 2022