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GLOBAL JUSTICE NOW TRUST

Registered charity 1064066 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WORLD DEVELOPMENT MOVEMENT TRUST LIMITED

Research, education & training, relief of poverty

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust reported a net surplus of £49,723 for the year ended 31 December 2024, reversing a deficit from the previous year. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves of £484,687 were significantly higher than the assessed target of approximately £185,000, primarily due to high legacy income. The Trustees confirmed the Trust remains a going concern with adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 18.9% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Fundraising costs of £194,219 (2023 - £234,436) were incurred to raise funds directly for the Trust during the year” — page 8
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £185,000 (held: £485k)
“the Directors have assessed that the Trust requires an amount of the order of £185,000 unrestricted reserves in the accumulated fund. This equates to about four months' salary costs plus one year's basic governance and administration costs and mortgage payments; working capital requirements; and an amount in case of major expenditure for repair of the premises.” — page 8
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Global Justice Now receives grants from the Trust (note 8); rents the Trust's property (see note 13); jointly employs fundraising staff with the Trust (see note 10); and to which the Trust reimburses costs of support services (see note 7.) At the end of the year, the Trust owed the company £46,926 (2023 : £78,551) (see Note 15.)
“Global Justice Now receives grants from the Trust (note 8); rents the Trust's property (see note 13); jointly employs fundraising staff with the Trust (see note 10); and to which the Trust reimburses costs of support services (see note 7.) At the end of the year, the Trust owed the company £46,926 (2023 : £78,551) (see Note 15.)” — page 24
“One of the Directors, Sarah Hirom, was also a director of One World Week. On its closure in 2024, One World Week donated £7,405 from its closing balance to the Trust.” — page 24
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: One of the Directors, Sarah Hirom, was also a director of One World Week. On its closure in 2024, One World Week donated £7,405 from its closing balance to the Trust.
“Global Justice Now receives grants from the Trust (note 8); rents the Trust's property (see note 13); jointly employs fundraising staff with the Trust (see note 10); and to which the Trust reimburses costs of support services (see note 7.) At the end of the year, the Trust owed the company £46,926 (2023 : £78,551) (see Note 15.)” — page 24
“One of the Directors, Sarah Hirom, was also a director of One World Week. On its closure in 2024, One World Week donated £7,405 from its closing balance to the Trust.” — page 24
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: During the year, directors made unrestricted donations to the company, during their terms of office as directors of the company, of £325 (2023 - £860).
“Global Justice Now receives grants from the Trust (note 8); rents the Trust's property (see note 13); jointly employs fundraising staff with the Trust (see note 10); and to which the Trust reimburses costs of support services (see note 7.) At the end of the year, the Trust owed the company £46,926 (2023 : £78,551) (see Note 15.)” — page 24
“One of the Directors, Sarah Hirom, was also a director of One World Week. On its closure in 2024, One World Week donated £7,405 from its closing balance to the Trust.” — page 24
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by MHA. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Global Justice Now Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £865k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£1.1m
Cost of raising funds
£194k
Reserves (reported)
£1.5m
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~16.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 17.2% 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: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.1m£1.1m
31/12/2023£973k£1.2m
31/12/2022£1.1m£1.2m
31/12/2021£1.1m£1.1m
31/12/2020£926k£954k

Common questions

Is GLOBAL JUSTICE NOW TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust reported a net surplus of £49,723 for the year ended 31 December 2024, reversing a deficit from the previous year. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves of £484,687 were significantly higher than the assessed target of approximately £185,000, primarily due to high legacy income. The Trustees confirmed the Trust remains a going concern with adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by MHA.

Who funds GLOBAL JUSTICE NOW TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name GLOBAL JUSTICE NOW TRUST as a grant recipient include JOFFE CHARITABLE TRUST CIO, NETWORK FOR SOCIAL CHANGE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
JOFFE CHARITABLE TRUST CIOFY2021£20k
NETWORK FOR SOCIAL CHANGE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£19kFast Track

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund31/08/2005£50k"Vision' Heritage Project"

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
ANJUMAN-E-JAMALI (BRADFORD)1£303k
ANJUMAN-E-ZAINEE (CROYDON)1£230k
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST1£161k
ANJUMAN-E-SAIFEE (LEICESTER)1£63k
THE SIMMONS AND SIMMONS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£42k
H C D MEMORIAL FUND1£30k
AQUILA FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£25k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST HAMPTON WICK1£11k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DAWAT-E-HADIYAH TRUST (UNITED KINGDOM).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GLOBAL JUSTICE NOW TRUST£1.1m—0above18.9%no doubt
DAWAT-E-HADIYAH TRUST (UNITED KINGDOM) FY2024£44.1m—0unclear—no doubt
GLOBAL UMMAH TRUST FY2025£351k—0unclear—no doubt
JUST EARTH LIMITED FY2025£313k—0unclear—no doubt
GJPS TRUST FUND FY2025£349k—0unclear—no doubt
THE LEONARD CHAMBERLAIN TRUST FY2025£356k—0above—no doubt

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