Activities

As described by the charity on the register

HBF is a human rights charity based in London, founded in 2005. Our specialist team of therapists, doctors and legal experts hold an international reputation for providing therapeutic care, medical consultation, legal protection and practical support to survivors of human rights violations. Previous Charity No: 1111048. All Accounts available on our website: http://www.helenbamber.org/accounts/.

Latest income

£5.8m

Expenditure

£4.8m

Financial year end

2024-12-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2020-12-31 £2.2m £1.8m
2021-12-31 £2.2m £2.1m
2022-12-31 £3.0m £2.6m
2023-12-31 £3.8m £3.5m
2024-12-31 £5.8m £4.8m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2024-12-31 · consolidated (group) figures

Income mix

Donations & legacies £4.3m
Charitable activities £1.4m
Trading £0
Investment income £11k
Total income £5.8m

Spending

Charitable spend £4.4m
Raising funds £430k
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £23k
Total expenditure £4.8m

Balance sheet

Reserves £759k
Total funds £3.0m
— restricted £281k
— unrestricted £2.7m
— endowment £0
Total assets £3.0m
Cash £1.4m

People

Employees 79

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

Who it helps

  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind

How it works

  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.