Activities

As described by the charity on the register

The Trust gives grants to support work on human rights and rule of law, open societies, and the environment. We support groups in a number of focus regions and countries internationally. We also make occasional gifts via our Chairs Gifts and Trustees Gifts programmes.

Latest income

£29.0m

Expenditure

£26.3m

Financial year end

2024-12-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-12-31 £120m £17.1m
2022-12-31 £160m £41.7m
2023-12-31 £52.6m £55.1m
2024-12-31 £29.0m £26.3m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2024-12-31

Income mix

Donations & legacies £27.2m
Charitable activities £0
Trading £0
Investment income £1.7m
Total income £29.0m

Spending

Charitable spend £25.3m
Raising funds £981k
Grants to institutions £22.8m
Governance £39k
Total expenditure £26.3m

Balance sheet

Reserves £0
Total funds £292m
— restricted £0
— unrestricted £11.2m
— endowment £281m
Total assets £292m
Cash £4.6m

People

Employees 25

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • General Charitable Purposes

Who it helps

  • The General Public/mankind

How it works

  • Makes Grants To Organisations

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.