Makan Rights

Analysis

Makan Rights is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and 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 10228520). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Makan Rights reported income of £462k and spending of £366k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2022 to December 2025, income grew from £369k to £462k (+25%), an average of +5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 246%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 700 England and Wales charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Makan Rights sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Midlands Anti-Slavery Network (£455k), Mslexia Publications Ltd (£468k) and Deaf-Initely Women (£453k).