THE EQUAL RIGHTS TRUST

Registered charity 1113288 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EQUAL RIGHTS

The Equal Rights Trust is an independent international organisation whose purpose is to combat discrimination and promote equality as a fundamental human right and a basic principle of social justice.It focuses on the complex relationship between different types of discrimination, developing strategies for translating the principles of equality into practice.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£231k

Latest spending

£249k

Registered

2006

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £20,966, which was below its stated interim policy target of £50,000. Per the trustees' report, the charity experienced a deficit and significant financial pressures, leading to a decision to wind down activities in June 2025.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: unrestricted donations and grants from trusts, foundations (57% of income)

“Income was drawn from three main sources: unrestricted donations and grants from trusts, foundations (57%); consultancy fees (33%); and restricted grant funding from institutional donors (10%).” — page 15

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £21k; policy: £50k by September 2024)

“At the end of 2023/24 financial year, the unrestricted reserve stood at 42% of reserve target.” — page 15

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Aggregate donations from related parties were £nil (2023: £14,500), which comprise donations from members of the board and staff.

“Aggregate donations from related parties were £nil (2023: £14,500), which comprise donations from members of the board and staff.” — page 17

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2021)

Total income

£588k

Total spending

£893k

Cost of raising funds

£21k

Reserves (reported)

£6k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (56% 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: 3.5% of total income — above the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Evelyn Collinschair
Niall Crowley
Novide Refahi · trustee of 1 other charity
Professor Maria de la Cruz Rachid
Quinn Parker McKew
Robert Geoffrey Bruere Allen

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

Operates in: Kenya · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2024	£231k	£249k
30/09/2023	£286k	£304k
30/09/2022	£453k	£423k
30/09/2021	£588k	£893k
30/09/2020	£289k	£617k

Common questions

Is THE EQUAL RIGHTS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £20,966, which was below its stated interim policy target of £50,000. Per the trustees' report, the charity experienced a deficit and significant financial pressures, leading to a decision to wind down activities in June 2025. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE EQUAL RIGHTS TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE EQUAL RIGHTS TRUST as a grant recipient include THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2021	£105k	Combating racial discrimination in education

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
TRUST FOR LONDON	2	£210k
THE BARROW CADBURY TRUST	1	£149k
ELRHA	1	£123k
FRIENDS PROVIDENT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£101k
DAVID & RUTH LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£100k
Alex Ferry Foundation	1	£70k
THE HEALTH FOUNDATION	1	£53k
HAMMERSMITH UNITED CHARITIES	1	£33k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE EQUALITY TRUST.

THE EQUALITY TRUST income £430k
EQUALITY NOW income £2.9m
KALEIDOSCOPE DIVERSITY TRUST income £2.5m
EQUALS (ENTITLEMENT AND QUALITY EDUCATION FOR PUPILS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES income £321k
WEST LONDON EQUALITY CENTRE income £171k
RELEASE ERITREA income £407k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE EQUAL RIGHTS TRUST	£231k	—	—	below	—	no doubt
THE EQUALITY TRUST FY2025	£430k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
EQUALITY NOW FY2024	£2.9m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
KALEIDOSCOPE DIVERSITY TRUST FY2024	£2.5m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
EQUALS (ENTITLEMENT AND QUALITY EDUCATION FOR PUPILS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES FY2025	£321k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WEST LONDON EQUALITY CENTRE FY2025	£171k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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