Human Relief Mission

Analysis

Human Relief Mission is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in February 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2024, Human Relief Mission reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.9m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income grew from £83k to £1.9m (+2205%), an average of +185% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 567%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Human Relief Mission sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include European Association for the Study of Obesity (£1.9m), The Braunstone Foundation (£1.9m) and Forest of Dean Crossroads Caring for Carers (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 7.6%. Reserves of £32k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.