Release Eritrea
Analysis
Release Eritrea is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06815078). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending February 2025, Release Eritrea reported income of £407k and spending of £412k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income fell from £468k to £407k (-13%), an average of -3.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.
Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Release Eritrea sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Miss E F Rathbone Charitable Trust (£406k), Age Concern New Forest (£408k) and Derbyshire Dales Council for Voluntary Service (£404k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
IT IS A HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANISATIONADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITYDO ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDSEDUCATING THE PUBLIC OF DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS BELIEFSPROMOTING HUMAN RIGHTS BY MONITORING ABUSE OF HUMAN RIGHTS, RELIEVING NEED AMONG THE VICTIMS,RAISING AWARENESS
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Miss E F Rathbone Charitable Trust | Prescot | £406k |
| Age Concern New Forest | Southampton | £408k |
| Derbyshire Dales Council for Voluntary Service | Derbyshire | £404k |
| Louis Baylis Charitable Trust | Berkshire | £408k |