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GLOBAL WITNESS TRUST

Registered charity 1117844 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£2.3m
Latest spending
£2.3m
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £30,513, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of one year's operational expenditure. The charity reported total income of £2,294,796 and granted £2,276,837 to Global Witness, resulting in a net movement in funds of £21,922 for the year.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one year of operational expenditure (held: £31k)
“The reserves policy of the Trust approved by the Trustees requires general reserves to be held and maintained at the equivalent of one year of operational expenditure.” — page 3
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

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

Total income
£2.3m
Total spending
£2.3m
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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£2.3m£2.3m
31/12/2023£1.9m£1.9m
31/12/2022£1.8m£1.8m
31/12/2021£1.2m£1.2m
31/12/2020£1.4m£1.4m

Common questions

Is GLOBAL WITNESS TRUST financially healthy?

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £30,513, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of one year's operational expenditure. The charity reported total income of £2,294,796 and granted £2,276,837 to Global Witness, resulting in a net movement in funds of £21,922 for the year. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery10/02/2025£1.2mRegular Grant 2025
Postcode Lottery01/12/2023£1.1mRegular Grant 2024
Postcode Lottery31/03/2023£900kRegular Grant 2023
Postcode Lottery31/03/2023£250kExtra Award 2023
Postcode Lottery23/03/2022£800kRegular Grant 2022

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 ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED3£118k
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THE LEACH FOURTEENTH TRUST2£11k
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST1£1.0m
ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION FUND1£500k
THIRTY PERCY FOUNDATION1£220k
THE CONSTANCE TRAVIS CHARITABLE TRUST1£130k

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