Amnesty International UK Section Charitable Trust

Analysis

Amnesty International UK Section Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under human rights and equality. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03139939). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Amnesty International UK Section Charitable Trust reported income of £22.5m and spending of £23.2m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £22.3m to £22.5m (+0.9%), an average of +0.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 700 England and Wales charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Amnesty International UK Section Charitable Trust sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Article 19 (£15.3m), Thomson Reuters Foundation (£22.9m) and British Refugee Council (£14.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 91%, trading 8.1% and investments 1.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £7.0m. Charitable activities took 69% of spending and raising funds 31%. Grants to other organisations totalled £12.8m. Reserves of £5.1m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 173 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.