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Registered charity (CIO) · Bedfordshire

Hostage International

The Objects of the CIO are:To relieve the suffering of victims of hostage-taking (which expression shall include kidnapping and abduction) and of state-perpetrated arbitrary detentions, being the hostages or detainees and their families or the...

  • 8 trustees
  • Income £199k (2025)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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About

What it does
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Where
Throughout England And Wales, Australia, Canada, Lebanon and more
Website
www.hostageinternational.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2015

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£199k£216k
  • 2024£281k£206k
  • 2023£204k£160k
Earlier years
  • 2022£213k£155k
  • 2021£214k£177k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 9% · Government grants 40%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

The Objects of the CIO are:To relieve the suffering of victims of hostage-taking (which expression shall include kidnapping and abduction) and of state-perpetrated arbitrary detentions, being the hostages or detainees and their families or the released hostages or detainees and their families by:(a) Providing support to the hostages or detainees and their families during and after a hostage-taking or arbitrary detention;(b) Providing education and training relating to the support of victims of hostage-taking and arbitrary detention and similar incidents; (c) Advocating for better support for the victims of hostage-taking and arbitrary detention; and(d) Advancing public knowledge and understanding of hostage-taking and arbitrary detention and their effects. Nothing in this constitution shall authorise an application of the property of the CIO for the purposes which are not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and section 2 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.

Grants received

2 grants · £11,000 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £6,000
  • SHAREGIFT · £5,000

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £6,0002024-07-11
  • SHAREGIFT £5,0002024-03-21
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.

8 trustees on the board

3.6y median 1y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

5.4y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (7)

Portfolio (1)

1
company-linked trustees

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

Education/training 8General Charitable Purposes 8The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 8

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Education 1

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.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£199k latest income
49%
Income from governmentiIncome from governmentGovernment contracts plus government grants as a share of total gross income, latest Part A annual return.

Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
1161072
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED 26 MAR 2015AMENDED ON 05 DEC 2017 as amended on 20 Mar 2024
Contact on the register
0845 608 1360 · info@hostageinternational.org
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
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