# Humanitarian Leadership Academy

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1161600 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1161600)
- Company number: 09395495
- Website: https://www.humanitarianleadershipacademy.org
- Latest income: £0; spending £0
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Education / training, Health / saving of lives, Prevention or relief of poverty, Overseas aid / famine relief
- Who it helps: Other charities or voluntary bodies, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Provides services, Provides advocacy / advice / information, Sponsors or undertakes research, Acts as an umbrella or resource body
- Area of operation: Throughout England and Wales
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/humanitarian-leadership-academy

The Humanitarian Leadership Academy is a global platform of learning connecting both humanitarian professionals and non-traditional responders. The Academy will facilitate local participation in humanitarian preparedness and response by strengthening capacities among local responders and humanitarian organisations, thereby working to create a faster and more effective humanitarian response.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2025 | £0 | £0 | not filed |
| 30 Jun 2024 | £0 | £0 | not filed |
| 30 Jun 2023 | £0 | £0 | not filed |
| 30 Jun 2022 | £0 | £0 | not filed |
| 30 Jun 2021 | £123 | £123 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> The objects of the charity are:(a) To relieve and assist people who are the victims of war or natural disaster, trouble, or catastrophe in any country or countries, place or places, without differentiation on the grounds of race, colour, nationality, creed or sex; (b) To educate the public concerning the nature, causes and effects of such war or natural disaster, trouble, or catastrophe and to promote education and training in relation to the provision of funding, relief, support and other assistance for such victims; and(c) To conduct and procure research concerning the same and to make available the useful results thereof to the publicand (save for purposes incidental or ancillary to those objects), no other purposes.

## What it funds

Humanitarian Leadership Academy is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, health / saving of lives, prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid / famine relief for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations, provides services, provides advocacy / advice / information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body. In its latest reported year Humanitarian Leadership Academy reported income of £0 and spending of £0. Over its last 5 reported years, to 30 Jun 2025, it spent £123 in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Humanitarian Leadership Academy in its sources (last checked 5 Nov 2026). Its website (humanitarianleadershipacademy.org) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Humanitarian Leadership Academy open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Humanitarian Leadership Academy is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Humanitarian Leadership Academy fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales.

### Does Humanitarian Leadership Academy give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Humanitarian Leadership Academy makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does Humanitarian Leadership Academy give each year?

The register does not break out Humanitarian Leadership Academy's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 30 Jun 2025 was £0. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £25 a year.

### How large is Humanitarian Leadership Academy?

In its latest reported year Humanitarian Leadership Academy reported income of £0 and spending of £0.


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