AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL UK SECTION CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1051681 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL UK CHARITABLE TRUST · also registered in Scotland as SC039534 (OSCR)

Latest income
£24.1m
Latest spending
£24.5m
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a planned deficit of £0.4m for the year, with total income of £24.1m and expenditure of £24.5m. Free reserves stood at £6.3m, which is above the trustees' target range of £5.0m to £5.5m, providing a buffer against future uncertainty.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £130,001 - £140,000 — above the median for charities its size (£125k)
our Chief Executive Officer was paid a full-time equivalent annual salary of £131,122
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £5.0m to £5.5m (held: £6.3m)
the Trustees have determined that free reserves should remain in the range of £5.0m to £5.5m — page 35
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by BDO LLP.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Amnesty International UK (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£24.1m
Total spending
£24.5m
Cost of raising funds
£6.2m
Reserves (reported)
£6.3m
Employees
160

Reported reserves equal ~3.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Burkina Faso · Greece · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Senegal · Sierra Leone · South Africa · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£24.1m£24.5m
31/12/2023£22.8m£23.1m
31/12/2022£24.1m£22.6m
31/12/2021£22.3m£20.5m
31/12/2020£19.5m£20.0m

Common questions

Is AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL UK SECTION CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a planned deficit of £0.4m for the year, with total income of £24.1m and expenditure of £24.5m. Free reserves stood at £6.3m, which is above the trustees' target range of £5.0m to £5.5m, providing a buffer against future uncertainty. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by BDO LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL UK SECTION CHARITABLE TRUST earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £130,001 - £140,000 band.

Who funds AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL UK SECTION CHARITABLE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL UK SECTION CHARITABLE TRUST as a grant recipient include THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmount
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATIONFY2022£8k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery10/02/2025£3.0mRegular Grant 2025
Postcode Lottery01/12/2023£3.0mRegular Grant 2024
Postcode Lottery28/02/2023£3.1mRegular Grant 2023
Postcode Lottery09/02/2022£3.0mRegular Grant 2022

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