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TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL UK

Registered charity 1112842 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The relief of poverty, suffering and distress in any part of the world caused directly or indirectly by corruption.The promotion for the public benefit of ethical standards of conduct and compliance with the law by governmental, industrial, commercial, voluntary sector and professional organisations in international and domestic business transactions and overseas development initiatives.

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

Latest income
£3.7m
Latest spending
£3.6m
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reported a surplus for the year, with total income decreasing slightly to £3,687,000 and expenditure reducing by 9 per cent to £3,473,000. Unrestricted reserves stood at £453,000, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of £700,000, though the accounts state there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 2.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“most expenditure, 98 per cent, went to charitable activities and 2 per cent went to raising funds”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £453k; policy: £700,000)
“Free reserves at 31 March 2026 of £445,000 remain below the board’s target level of £700,000” — page 63
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Total income
£3.7m
Total spending
£3.6m
Cost of raising funds
£87k
Reserves (reported)
£453k
Employees
38

Reported reserves equal ~1.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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: 2.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Belgium · Georgia · Germany · Mali · Niger · Nigeria · Sweden · Throughout England And Wales · Tunisia · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£3.7m£3.6m
31/03/2025£3.8m£3.9m
31/03/2024£3.0m£4.1m
31/03/2023£5.0m£4.0m
31/03/2022£4.3m£3.1m

Common questions

Is TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity reported a surplus for the year, with total income decreasing slightly to £3,687,000 and expenditure reducing by 9 per cent to £3,473,000. Unrestricted reserves stood at £453,000, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of £700,000, though the accounts state there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.

Who funds TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL UK as a grant recipient include THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST, JOFFE CHARITABLE TRUST CIO, DAVID AND ELAINE POTTER FOUNDATION, THE REED FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£430kThe prevention or relief of poverty
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£355kAdvancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
JOFFE CHARITABLE TRUST CIOFY2024£120k
DAVID AND ELAINE POTTER FOUNDATIONFY2023£50kCivil Society - Governance
DAVID AND ELAINE POTTER FOUNDATIONFY2024£30kCivil Society - Governance
JOFFE CHARITABLE TRUST CIOFY2023£30k
THE REED FOUNDATIONFY2021—

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
THE NATIONWIDE FOUNDATION1£1.9m
START NETWORK1£919k
THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST1£150k
TRUST FOR LONDON1£124k
THE BLOOM FOUNDATION1£114k
VEG TRUST INCORPORATING THE MATTHEW EYTON ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST1£113k
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION1£105k
PLAN INTERNATIONAL UK1£103k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GLOBAL POVERTY PROJECT UK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL UK£3.7m——below2.0%no doubt
GLOBAL POVERTY PROJECT UK FY2025£1.6m£130,001 - £140,000—unclear3.0%no doubt
UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION - UK FY2025£480kunclear2above3.0%no doubt
CARE UK Charity FY2025£470k—0unclear—no doubt
GLOBAL COMPACT NETWORK UK FY2024£3.7m—0below—no doubt
THE ZACCHAEUS 2000 TRUST FY2024£956k£70,001 - £80,0001within—no doubt

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