Registered charity · Somerset
Rights in Russia
Rights in Russia is a registered charity (number 1147245) based in Somerset, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Dr Simon Cosgrove since 2018. Latest income £3k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 3 trustees
- Income £3k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Where
- Throughout London, Somerset
- Website
- www.rightsinrussia.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2012
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£3k£4k
- 2024£3k£2k
- 2023£2k£1k
Earlier years
- 2022£2k£2k
- 2021£1k£1k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS AND IN INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW) THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, AND WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION, BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:• MONITORING ABUSES OF HUMAN RIGHTS; • OBTAINING REDRESS FOR THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE; • RELIEVING NEED AMONG THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE; • RESEARCH INTO HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES; • PROVIDING TECHNICAL ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS ON HUMAN RIGHTS MATTERS; • CONTRIBUTING TO THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS LAW; • COMMENTING ON PROPOSED HUMAN RIGHTS LEGISLATION; • RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES; • PROMOTING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS; • PROMOTING RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATIONS; • INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY OF HUMAN RIGHTS; • ELIMINATING INFRINGEMENTS OF HUMAN RIGHTS;• PROMOTING EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN HUMAN RIGHTS.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
3 trustees on the board
- Dr Simon Cosgrove Chair since 2018
- Dr Josephine von Zitzewitz since 2018
- Masha Karp since 2012
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr Simon Cosgrove Chair since 2018
- Dr Josephine von Zitzewitz since 2018
- Masha Karp since 2012
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
- Dr Simon Cosgrove Chair since 2018
- Masha Karp since 2012
Portfolio (1)
- Dr Josephine von Zitzewitz since 2018
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1147245
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 19 JAN 2010
- Contact on the register
- 07496821780 · info@rightsinrussia.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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