Stop the Traffik
Analysis
Stop the Traffik is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06657145). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Stop the Traffik reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.2m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £869k to £1.2m (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Stop the Traffik sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Blackpool Carers Centre Limited (£1.2m), Cornwallis East Kent Freemasons' Charity (£1.2m) and The Happy Baby Community (£1.2m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 67% and donations and legacies 33%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 6.6%. Reserves of £430k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 19 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 33%
- Charitable activities 67%
In the charity's own words
STOP THE TRAFFIK is a global movement which exists to build resilient communities to disrupt and prevent human trafficking: We equip people to understand what trafficking is, how it affects them and what they can do about it. We equip consumers to campaign, & business to take action, to prevent trafficking. We gather and analyse information on how and where trafficking is taking place.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Blackpool Carers Centre Limited | Blackpool | £1.2m |
| Cornwallis East Kent Freemasons' Charity | Whitstable | £1.2m |
| The Happy Baby Community | London | £1.2m |
| Tackle Africa | Hove | £1.2m |