Fund for Global Human Rights UK

Analysis

Fund for Global Human Rights UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salisbury. It was registered in March 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under human rights and equality. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08357053). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Fund for Global Human Rights UK reported income of £4.0m and spending of £2.4m, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £2.1m to £4.0m (+93%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 112%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 700 England and Wales charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Fund for Global Human Rights UK sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Campaign Against Antisemitism (£3.7m), Education Sub-Saharan Africa (£4.2m) and Media Legal Defence Initiative (£3.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 83% of spending and raising funds 16%. Grants to other organisations totalled £308k. Reserves of £1.7m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.