Registered charity (CIO) · London
Cease UK
For the public benefit to: (1) raise awareness and to promote public support of human rights as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and subsequent international and domestic legal frameworks in relation to sexual exploitation and to...
- 5 trustees
- Income £690k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Scotland
- Website
- www.cease.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2019
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£690k£466k
- 2024£236k£194k
- 2023£167k£172k
Earlier years
- 2022£156k£163k
- 2021£87k£81k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 9%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
For the public benefit to: (1) raise awareness and to promote public support of human rights as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and subsequent international and domestic legal frameworks in relation to sexual exploitation and to encourage action to prevent such exploitation; (2) to advance the education of the general public and decision makers about sexual exploitation, including, but not limited to, via communications campaigns, policy and advocacy work, and wider stakeholder engagement.In furtherance of the charity?s objects the trustees have the power: to engage in political activity and legal actions provided the trustees are satisfied that the proposed activities and actions will further the purposes of the charity to an extent justified by the resources committed and that any political activity is not the dominant means by which the charity carries out its objects.
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.
5 trustees on the board
- Grace Bolaji since 2026
- Jennifer Heys since 2021
- Katie Smith since 2022
- Lord James Bethell since 2026
- Megan Brooks since 2026
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Grace Bolaji since 2026
- Jennifer Heys since 2021
- Katie Smith since 2022
- Megan Brooks since 2026
Portfolio (1)
- Lord James Bethell since 2026
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
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
- 1182515
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 18 Mar 2019 as amended on 28 Mar 2022
- Contact on the register
- 07938860867 · contact@cease.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 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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