JUSTICE

Registered charity 1058580 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as JUSTICE (1996) · also registered in Scotland as SC043518 (OSCR)

Justice is an all-party organisation working to advance access to justice, human rights and the rule of law.

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Latest income
£1.7m
Latest spending
£1.5m
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £129,617 for the year, with total income increasing by 27% to £1,663,920. Unrestricted reserves rose to £520,168, placing them 27% above the Board's stated policy target of three months' running costs. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (44% of income)
“Income from grants has increased by 30% to £726,189, (2023-24: £557,219), achieved by focusing on international funders and repeat funding.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 21.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“The cost of generating funds which makes up 21% (2023-24: 17%) of our overall expenditure, has increased this year from £230,053 (in 2023-24) to £326,381.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of running costs (held: £520k)
“Our current policy is therefore that unrestricted reserves, on average, are equivalent to at least three months’ of running costs (c£410,000 based on our 2024-25 budget).” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Aggregate unrestricted donations from related parties were £91,460 (2024: £96,618). There are no other related party transactions to disclose for either year.
“Aggregate unrestricted donations from related parties were £91,460 (2024: £96,618). There are no other related party transactions to disclose for either year.” — page 36
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — JUSTICE (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.7m
Total spending
£1.5m
Cost of raising funds
£326k
Reserves (reported)
£520k
Employees
19

Reported reserves equal ~4.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (52% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 19.6% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.7m£1.5m
31/03/2024£1.3m£1.4m
31/03/2023£2.9m£1.1m
31/03/2022£900k£984k
31/03/2021£911k£958k

Common questions

Is JUSTICE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £129,617 for the year, with total income increasing by 27% to £1,663,920. Unrestricted reserves rose to £520,168, placing them 27% above the Board's stated policy target of three months' running costs. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.

Who funds JUSTICE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name JUSTICE as a grant recipient include THE DAWES TRUST, THE DULVERTON TRUST, PAUL HAMLYN FOUNDATION, THE ALEXANDER MOSLEY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE LEGAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE DAWES TRUSTFY2022£135k
THE DULVERTON TRUSTFY2025£120kCore funding 2026-28
PAUL HAMLYN FOUNDATIONFY2023£120kShared Ground Fund
THE ALEXANDER MOSLEY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£75knull
THE LEGAL EDUCATION FOUNDATIONFY2022£70kCarrying out analysis and advocacy of government proposals for constitutional reform in relation rule of law principles, access to justice and protection of ind
THE DULVERTON TRUSTFY2023£70kCore funding
THE LEGAL EDUCATION FOUNDATIONFY2025£65kCarrying out research and influencing activities to challenge racial discrimination
THE STEWARTS LAW FOUNDATIONFY2023£40k
THE BLAGRAVE TRUSTFY2022£30kInvesting in better youth policy
THE J R S S T CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£30kThe State of the UK: Addressing Challenges to the Rule of Law
THE STEWARTS LAW FOUNDATIONFY2025£25k
THE STEWARTS LAW FOUNDATIONFY2026£25kAccess to Justice
The Portal TrustFY2024£23kThe Portal Trust Internship Programme
The Portal TrustFY2025£20kSpeech Bubbles CIO
THE BROMLEY TRUSTFY2024£15kPrison Reform
THE BROMLEY TRUSTFY2023£15kPrison Reform
THE BROMLEY TRUSTFY2025£15k
SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS CIOFY2022£15kSocial justice
SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS CIOFY2025£15kGrants
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATIONFY2023£10k
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATIONFY2023£10k
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATIONFY2022£10k
THE 4814 TRUSTFY2024£10k
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATIONFY2025£10kUK Round July 2024
THE STEWARTS LAW FOUNDATIONFY2024£6k
THE STEWARTS LAW FOUNDATIONFY2022£6k
SCHRODER CHARITY TRUSTFY2022£5k
THE LAW SOCIETY CHARITYFY2024£5k
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATIONFY2024£5k
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITYFY2022£5k
SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS CIOFY2021£5kGrants
CEO SLEEPOUTFY2024£5k
THE SIMMONS AND SIMMONS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£5kAccess to justice and the rule of law
The Crerar Family TrustFY2025£4k
THE OAKDALE TRUSTFY2024£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
A B Charitable Trust23/07/2026£30kA grant to JUSTICE
UK government01/10/2019£20kAdministrative Justice Council
A B Charitable Trust24/04/2018£20kA grant to JUSTICE
A B Charitable Trust24/01/2017£15kA grant to JUSTICE
A B Charitable Trust20/10/2015£10kPromoting a fair, accessible justice system
A B Charitable Trust26/06/2015£5kGuide to judicial review amendments

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with JUSTICE COLLABORATIONS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
JUSTICE£1.7m——above21.0%no doubt
JUSTICE COLLABORATIONS FY2025£1.7m——above—no doubt
JUSTICE & CARE FY2024£5.1m£150,001 - £160,000—above—no doubt
JUSTICE IN MOTION FY2024£334k—0unclear—no doubt
LAWYERS AGAINST POVERTY FY2024£156k—0unclear—noted
THE CENTRE FOR JUSTICE INNOVATION UK FY2025£1.3m£80,001 - £90,0002below—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.