Human Appeal

Registered charity 1154288 · since 2013humanappeal.org.uk·International·Updated 29 October 2026

At a glance

£24.5M

Annual giving, year to 31 December 2024

From filed accounts

Key takeaways

Human Appeal's themes of healthcare, education, livelihoods, food assistance, disaster relief and water solutions suit projects in those areas, and its stated geographic focus is anywhere in the world.
Its annual report gives no grant range, so the size of a typical request is not published; a modest, clearly costed request tied to one project is the safest starting point.
No application process is published in its annual report, its register entry or its website, so the first step is to use the contact shown there to ask how it considers proposals.
None of these sources gives deadlines or a timetable, so ask about timing when you make contact.
Nothing published sets out who should not apply.

Overview

Human Appeal is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1154288).

Human Appeal is a global humanitarian and development organisation that describes its purpose as saving lives, alleviating poverty and empowering local communities, guided by humanity, impartiality, neutrality and independence. Its work is organised into four areas: emergency and relief programmes, sustainable development, orphans programmes and social programmes. Its annual giving is £24,478,051.

What they fund

Priority Areas

Human Appeal describes itself as a global humanitarian and development organisation working to strengthen efforts against poverty, social injustice and natural disaster. It combines immediate relief with self-sustaining development programmes, aiming for effective solutions. It establishes healthcare, education and livelihood programmes, and provides food, medical aid and disaster relief during emergencies. Its project categories also include child welfare and orphans, food security, water and sanitation, health and medical work, livelihoods and education. Its charitable objects allow it to provide grants, items and services to individuals in need and to charities or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty. The objects also encompass education, training, healthcare and support to enable individuals to generate sustainable incomes and become self-sufficient, and relief for people, bodies and organisations affected by disasters.

Themes

Healthcare
Education
Livelihoods
Food assistance
Disaster relief
Water solutions

Geographic Focus

Anywhere in the world.

How to apply

No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

International

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Human Appeal.

Human Relief FoundationNo public processGave £3.7M HumanitasNo public processGave £36,000 Action For HumanityNo public processGave £1.9M Global Helping HandsRollingGave £3.4M Benefit MankindNo public processGave £4.7M Muslim AidNo public processGave £4.6M Gift for HumanityNo public process Time to Help (UK)No public processGave £19,600 The International Buddhist Relief Organisation (I B R O)No public processGave £173k Hasene Humanitarian Aid UKNo public process

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 December 2020	£29,679,055	£26,044,751	£4,061,360	Accounts for year to 31 December 2020
year to 31 December 2021	£35,518,275	£31,515,355	£5,403,466	Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022	£43,044,070	£48,954,228	£8,181,093	Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023	£56,217,796	£49,081,504	£8,513,171	Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£90,246,297	£83,252,692	£24,478,051	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2020

£4.1M grants

YE 2021

£5.4M grants

YE 2022

£8.2M grants

YE 2023

£8.5M grants

YE 2024

£24.5M grants

Grants paid stayed within income across the 5 years shown.

Grants paid, year to 31 December 2020; year to 31 December 2021; year to 31 December 2022; year to 31 December 2023: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
Grants paid, year to 31 December 2024: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.