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Britcits

Britcits is a registered charity (number 1154949) based in Reading, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Sonel Mehta since 2013. Latest income £4 (2024). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 3 trustees
  • Income £4 (2024)

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, Other Charitable Purposes
Where
Throughout England And Wales
Website
www.britcits.com (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2013

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2024£4£274
  • 2023£6£255
  • 2022£92£255
Earlier years
  • 2021£206£200
  • 2020£147£195

Income trend, 2020 to 2024.

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOTEXCLUSIVELY ARTICLE 16 AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS) BY SUCH CHARITABLEMEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT INCLUDING:1. MONITORING ABUSES OF HUMAN RIGHTS;2. OBTAINING REDRESS FOR THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE;3. RELIEVING NEED AMONG THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE;4. RESEARCH INTO HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES;5. PROVIDING TECHNICAL ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS ON HUMAN RIGHTS MATTERS;6. CONTRIBUTING TO THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS LAW;7. COMMENTING ON PROPOSED HUMAN RIGHTS LEGISLATION;8. RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES;9. PROMOTING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS;10. PROMOTING RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATIONS;11. INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY OF HUMAN RIGHTS;12. ELIMINATING INFRINGEMENTS OF HUMAN RIGHTS.IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS SPECIFIC OBJECT BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO ENGAGE INPOLITICAL ACTIVITY PROVIDED THAT THE TRUSTEES ARE SATISFIED THAT THE PROPOSED ACTIVITIES WILL FURTHER THE PURPOSESOF THE CHARITY TO AN EXTENT JUSTIFIED BY THE RESOURCES COMMITTED AND THE ACTIVITY IS NOT THE DOMINANT MEANSBY WHICH THE CHARITY CARRIED OUT ITS OBJECTS.THE PEOPLE WHO WOULD BENEFIT ARE:• BRITISH CITIZENS• BRITISH RESIDENTS• NON-EEA FAMILY MEMBERS OF BRITISH CITIZENS AND/OR RESIDENTSNOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICHARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

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

13y median 13y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

13y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (3)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity 3Other Charitable Purposes 3

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.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£4 latest income · spending exceeded income in 2023 and 2024

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1154949
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - Foundation Registered 09 Dec 2013
Contact on the register
07795175829 · BritCits@gmail.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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