Amnesty International Charity

Analysis

Amnesty International Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under human rights and equality. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02007475). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Amnesty International Charity reported income of £5.7m and spending of £2.1m, leaving 64% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.8m to £5.7m (+212%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 304%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 700 England and Wales charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Amnesty International Charity sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% 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 Business and Human Rights Resource Centre (£5.0m), Inspira (01) (£5.7m) and Global Dialogue (£4.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £3.9m. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.9m. Reserves of £856k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate.