Criminal Justice Alliance
Analysis
Criminal Justice Alliance is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06331413). 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, Criminal Justice Alliance reported income of £340k and spending of £319k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £279k to £340k (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.
Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Criminal Justice Alliance 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 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dacortium (£340k), HQR London Charitable Foundation (£340k) and Kent Reliance Community Foundation (£339k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The CJA works with its members to develop and promote improvements to the way in which the criminal justice system operates in England and Wales. This includes carrying out and commissioning research and policy-development work, informing the work of its members and in assisting them in working together, improving information-sharing and co-ordinated working across its membership.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Dacortium | Hemel Hempstead | £340k |
| HQR London Charitable Foundation | London | £340k |
| Kent Reliance Community Foundation | Chatham | £339k |
| Age Concern Wolverhampton | Wolverhampton | £341k |