Article 19

Analysis

Article 19 is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1987, 39 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 02097222). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Article 19 reported income of £15.3m and spending of £12.7m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £14.2m to £15.3m (+7.9%), an average of +1.9% a year. 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, Article 19 sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include British Refugee Council (£14.9m), Amnesty International UK Section Charitable Trust (£22.5m) and Khodorkovsky Foundation (£9.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 70% and donations and legacies 30%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.3%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.1m. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 150 people.