Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the UK

Analysis

Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability 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 07394478). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the UK reported income of £499k and spending of £369k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2020 to March 2025, income grew from £101k to £499k (+392%), an average of +49% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 126%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the UK sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Halo Project (£498k), The National Association for Children of Alcoholics (£499k) and Wakefield Trinity Community Trust (£498k).