INTERNATIONAL LAWYERS PROJECT

Registered charity 1114502 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ILP, INTERNATIONAL SENIOR LAWYERS PROJECT UK

PROMOTE THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE & PROPER ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAW FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BY: PROMOTING EDUCATION, TRAINING & RESEARCH IN LAW & LEGAL PROCESS; PROMOTING BETTER REGULATION OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION; ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF LEGAL SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WHO WOULD NOT OTHERWISE HAVE ACCESS TO SUCH SERVICES; PROVISION OF PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£508k

Latest spending

£582k

Registered

2006

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £73,742 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total reserves from £373,476 to £299,734. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £273,920 remain consistent with their policy to hold at least six months of operational expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £80,001 - £90,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“One employee received employee benefits of between £80,000 and £89,999” — page 51

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“One employee received employee benefits of between £80,000 and £89,999” — page 51

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: six months of operational expenditure (held: £274k)

“The Trustees have determined that the Charity should hold unrestricted reserves equivalent to at least six months of operational expenditure.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — International Lawyers Project (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£508k

Total spending

£582k

Cost of raising funds

£57k

Reserves (reported)

£274k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~5.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% 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: 11.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr NONIE BRONWEN MANBY OBEchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Abimbola Olowofoyeku · trustee of 1 other charity
Anne Elizabeth Richardson
Christina Sandkuhler · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Daniela Ikawa
Giselle Satya Jeremie Crystal
Hannah Ambrose
Helen Anita Ali
Jason Rosario Braganza
Peter David Spencer King · trustee of 8 other charities
Steven Schulman
Susan Hazledine

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

Operates in: Belgium · Congo (Democratic Republic) · Germany · Ghana · Indonesia · Kenya · Liberia · Malawi · Mali · Morocco · Mozambique · Namibia

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£508k	£582k
31/12/2024	£639k	£622k
31/12/2023	£557k	£431k
31/12/2022	£334k	£304k
31/12/2021	£259k	£259k

Common questions

Is INTERNATIONAL LAWYERS PROJECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £73,742 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total reserves from £373,476 to £299,734. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £273,920 remain consistent with their policy to hold at least six months of operational expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of INTERNATIONAL LAWYERS PROJECT earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,001 - £90,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds INTERNATIONAL LAWYERS PROJECT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name INTERNATIONAL LAWYERS PROJECT as a grant recipient include THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST, JOFFE CHARITABLE TRUST CIO, POLDEN PUCKHAM CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE INDIGO TRUST, THIRTY PERCY FOUNDATION.

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	FY2023	£150k	Developing UK’s new Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regime
JOFFE CHARITABLE TRUST CIO	FY2021	£20k
POLDEN PUCKHAM CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£20k
THE INDIGO TRUST	FY2022	£15k	Core unrestricted funding to support ILP's work.
THE INDIGO TRUST	FY2023	£15k	Core funding to support ILP's work.
THIRTY PERCY FOUNDATION	FY2022	£5k	Systems Fund
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION	FY2024	£5k
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION	FY2023	£5k
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION	FY2022	£5k
JOFFE CHARITABLE TRUST CIO	FY2024	£2k

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	£378k
CHASEHAWK LIMITED	2	£173k
LONDON LEGAL SUPPORT TRUST	2	£173k
AQUILA FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£95k
EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (INTERNATIONAL) CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£34k
THE NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	2	£11k
ISSA FOUNDATION	1	£415k
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED	1	£364k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SOLICITORS PRO BONO GROUP.

SOLICITORS PRO BONO GROUP income £1.0m
BRITISH FRIENDS OF IGUD HAKOLELIM B'YERUSHALAYIM income £445k
INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN RELIEF income £406k
LAWYERS FOR JUSTICE IN LIBYA income £2.7m
THE LAW SOCIETY CHARITY income £111k
SOUTH WEST LONDON LAW CENTRES income £1.8m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
INTERNATIONAL LAWYERS PROJECT	£508k	£80,001 - £90,000	1	above	—	no doubt
SOLICITORS PRO BONO GROUP FY2024	£1.0m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
BRITISH FRIENDS OF IGUD HAKOLELIM B'YERUSHALAYIM FY2025	£445k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN RELIEF FY2024	£406k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LAWYERS FOR JUSTICE IN LIBYA FY2024	£2.7m	—	—	below	—	no doubt
THE LAW SOCIETY CHARITY FY2025	£111k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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