# JUSTICE DEFENDERS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1121764
- **Other names:** AFRICAN PRISONS PROJECT
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Nov. 30, 2007
- **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=1121764


## Contact

- **Address:** Bryden Johnson Ltd, 1-4 Kings Parade, Lower Coombe Street, CROYDON
- **Postcode:** CR0 1AA
- **Phone:** 02084081548
- **Email:** info@justice-defenders.org
- **Website:** www.justice-defenders.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, AS FOLLOWS:THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AMONG PEOPLE LIVING OR WORKING IN DEFENCELESS COMMUNITIES; ANDTHE PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE PROVISION (DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY) OF:(A) LEGAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; AND(B) LEGAL SERVICESTO ENSURE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR THOSE IN DEFENCELESS COMMUNITIES."HUMAN RIGHTS" MEANS HUMAN RIGHTS AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS; AND"DEFENCELESS COMMUNITIES" MEANS A COMMUNITY AND/OR POPULATION OR CLASS OF PERSONS WHOSE ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES OR JUSTICE IS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPAIRED BY ITS LACK OF POWER, OR OF FINANCE, OR OF EDUCATION, OR ANY OTHER CONDITION WHICH DISADVANTAGES IT.

**Activities:** Legal education, training, and practice with prison communities in Africa.

**Area of benefit:** AFRICA




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Kenya
- The Gambia
- Uganda
- United States



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £2121897 | £2274868 | £235290 | 32 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £2872761 | £2615902 | £388262 | 56 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £5108399 | £2494652 | £3973088 | 49 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £2454575 | £1830533 | £1359340 | 46 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £1574729 | £1514531 | £735299 | 36 |



## Trustees

- **Luis Franceschi** (Chair) — appointed May 1, 2024
- JONATHAN STEWART PHILIP COULSON — appointed July 23, 2024
- Janet Lintott — appointed May 1, 2024
- Ruth Ibegbuna — appointed Feb. 3, 2026