International Bar Associations Human Rights Institute Trust

Analysis

International Bar Associations Human Rights Institute Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, International Bar Associations Human Rights Institute Trust reported income of £892k and spending of £1.0m, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £493k to £892k (+81%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, International Bar Associations Human Rights Institute Trust sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Georgetown University (USA) UK Initiatives Organisation (£892k), Israeli Scouts Western Europe (£894k) and Cranfield Students' Association (£891k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 57%, donations and legacies 42% and investments 1.4%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £930k would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate.