The Anti-Apartheid Legacy Trust

Analysis

The Anti-Apartheid Legacy Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Anti-Apartheid Legacy Trust reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.7m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £248k to £1.6m (+555%), an average of +60% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 291%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Anti-Apartheid Legacy Trust sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Tenebrae Choir (£1.6m), The Saturday Club Trust (£1.6m) and Taunton Theatre Association Limited (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 0.5%. Reserves of £245k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.