THE BRITISH INSTITUTE OF HUMAN RIGHTS

Registered charity 1101575 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provide information and other resources Develop and deliver training and consultancy Lead and/or collaborate on demonstration and pilot projects across the voluntary and community and public sectors Undertake research and policy analysis Lobby national government and Parliament, conduct media activity and campaigns and occasional strategic legal interventions

Causes: Education/training · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£343k
Latest spending
£400k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves fell to £64,232 at year-end, which is below the charity's stated policy target of £125,000 to £250,000. However, the filing notes that £281,270 in newly secured income was received in January 2026, significantly strengthening the financial position for the future period.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £64k; policy: three to six months of operating expenditure, setting a target range of £125,000 to £250,000)
While the figure for year-end reserves (£64,232) did, as a result, indeed fall below the lower threshold of £125,00 specified above — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£343k£400k
31/12/2024£463k£524k
31/12/2023£429k£420k
31/12/2022£436k£400k
31/12/2021£284k£313k

Common questions

Is THE BRITISH INSTITUTE OF HUMAN RIGHTS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves fell to £64,232 at year-end, which is below the charity's stated policy target of £125,000 to £250,000. However, the filing notes that £281,270 in newly secured income was received in January 2026, significantly strengthening the financial position for the future period. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund16/08/2004£43kTo develop and establish a Community Outreach programme

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE BRITISH INSTITUTE OF HUMAN RIGHTS£343kbelowno doubt
INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTE TRUST FY2024£943k0unclearno doubt
Rights and Security International FY2024£439k0withinno doubt
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CHARITY FY2025£5.7m0unclearno doubt
HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY INSTITUTE FY2025£842k£110,000 - £119,9991aboveno doubt
INSTITUTE FOR EMPLOYMENT STUDIES FY2025£4.1munclearno doubt

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