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War On Want

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
208724
Status
Registered
Registered
Sept. 22, 1962
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
Not Defined

Address

Address
WAR ON WANT
44-48 SHEPHERDESS WALK
LONDON
N1 7JP

Contact

Activities

War on Want fights poverty in developing countries in partnership and solidarity with people affected by globalisation. We campaign for human rights and against the root causes of global poverty, inequality and injustice.

Objects: 1.To Relieve Global Poverty However Caused Through Working In Partnership With People Throughout The World. 2.To Promote Human Rights (As Defined In The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights And Subsequent United Nations And International Labour Organisation Conventions And Declarations) And, In Particular, Such Human Rights Which Contribute To The Relief Of Global Poverty By All Or Any Of The Following Means: Monitoring Abuses Of Human Rights, Relieving Need Among The Victims Of Human Rights Abuse, Promoting Respect For Human Rights Among Individuals And Corporations, Raising Awareness Of Human Rights Issues. 3.To Advance The Education Of The Public Into The Causes Of Poverty And The Ways Of Reducing Poverty By Conducting Research And Publishing And Disseminating The Findings Of Such Research.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
What
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who
The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Country
Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Colombia, Honduras, Iraq, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Peru, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Zambia
Local Authority
Hackney

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
March 31, 2025 £4,048,876 £2,728,272 £5,866,486 28
March 31, 2024 £2,108,607 £2,476,867 £4,576,515 24
March 31, 2023 £2,022,533 £1,920,100 £4,986,287 20
March 31, 2022 £4,167,101 £1,928,317 £4,970,024 22
March 31, 2021 £1,731,116 £1,704,661 £2,725,252 20

Trustees

Name Appointed
Alia Al Ghussain (Chair) June 23, 2022
Amber Williams May 26, 2023
Dr Stephen Mark Davies June 23, 2022
Esther Giles Jan. 31, 2022
Mark David Luetchford April 18, 2020
Mike Cushman May 26, 2023
Nesar Rafiq June 14, 2025
Norah Rosina O'Hare May 26, 2023
Rajiv Menon Oct. 10, 2024
Roger Andrew McKenzie June 14, 2025
Shaben Nisa Begum May 26, 2023
Wilfred Sullivan Oct. 10, 2024