Thomson Reuters Foundation

Analysis

Thomson Reuters Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and 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 04047905). It says it provides services, sponsors or undertakes research and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Thomson Reuters Foundation reported income of £22.9m and spending of £22.9m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £15.7m to £22.9m (+46%), an average of +9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 700 England and Wales charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Thomson Reuters Foundation 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 Amnesty International UK Section Charitable Trust (£22.5m), Teach First (£58.3m) and Article 19 (£15.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 53%, charitable activities 44% and investments 2.1%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 1.2%. Reserves of £5.8m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 162 people.