Parliamentary Human Rights Trust
Analysis
Parliamentary Human Rights Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 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. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Parliamentary Human Rights Trust reported income of £35k and spending of £40k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £32k to £35k (+8.2%), an average of +2.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.
Among 700 England and Wales charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Parliamentary Human Rights Trust sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lensational (£35k), Parrhesia Inc (£35k) and Christ the Living Word Church (£33k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity undertakes, promotes and commissions research into the maintenance and observance of human rights, particularly those set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; and disseminates the results of such research to governments, parliamentarians, inter-governmental organisations, non-governmental organisations and the general public in the United Kingdom.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Lensational | London | £35k |
| Parrhesia Inc | York | £35k |
| Christ the Living Word Church | London | £33k |
| Shecanengineer | London | £35k |