Videre Est Credere

Analysis

Videre Est Credere is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under human rights and equality. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06706030). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Videre Est Credere reported income of £2.2m and spending of £1.3m, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.0m to £2.2m (+114%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 700 England and Wales charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Videre Est Credere sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gendered Intelligence (£1.9m), The Rights Practice (£2.2m) and Woodcraft Folk (£1.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 61% and charitable activities 39%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 9.3%. Grants to other organisations totalled £121k. Reserves of £200k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.