Justice Defenders

Analysis

Justice Defenders is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Croydon. It was registered in November 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06260329). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Justice Defenders reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.7m, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £2.5m to £1.5m (-39%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 108%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Justice Defenders sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund (£1.5m), Transaid Worldwide Services Limited (£1.5m) and Jamiyat Tabligh-Ul-Islam (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 85% of spending and raising funds 14%. Reserves of £2,036 would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 33 people.