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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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
- Dominic Grieve KC — Vice President (source)
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)
Cost of raising funds
£326k
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).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (08/08/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
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.
Government & lottery funding
Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).
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