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INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTE TRUST

Registered charity 1133427 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance education in the law throughout the world for the benefit of the public; to promote research into commonly encountered legal problems and to disseminate the useful results of such research for the benefit of the public; to promote human rights throughout the world.

Causes: Education/training · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£892k
Latest spending
£1.0m
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity finished the year with a deficit of £140,691, reducing net assets to £930,157. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of keeping one year’s donation in reserve, noting that the charity is dependent on a single principal donor, the International Bar Association.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least one year's donations (held: £930k)
“It is the Trustees’ objective to maintain a prudent, and conservative level of reserves within the Charity, equivalent to at least one year’s donations (there was £350,000 donation from IBA this year)” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The International Bar Association (IBA) acts as an agent for the International Bar Associations Human Rights Institute Trust (the charity) whereby the IBA collects donations and pays grants and expenses on behalf of the Charity. The Charity is related to the IBA as there are common trustees across both charities. The net dealings on behalf of the Charity resulted in a year-end balance of £44,539 owed by the Charity to the IBA, (2024: £20,274 owed by the Charity to the IBA). Donations of £350,000 (2024: £390,000) were received during the period from the IBA. Grants of £504,922 (2024: £347,594) were made to the IBA in the period, with £64,076 (2024: £186,406) returned as underspent grants.
“The International Bar Association (IBA) acts as an agent for the International Bar Associations Human Rights Institute Trust (the charity) whereby the IBA collects donations and pays grants and expenses on behalf of the Charity. The Charity is related to the IBA as there are common trustees across both charities. The net dealings on behalf of the Charity resulted in a year-end balance of £44,539 owed by the Charity to the IBA, (2024: £20,274 owed by the Charity to the IBA). Donations of £350,000 (2024: £390,000) were received during the period from the IBA. Grants of £504,922 (2024: £347,594) were made to the IBA in the period, with £64,076 (2024: £186,406) returned as underspent grants.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

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

Total income
£892k
Total spending
£1.0m
Reserves (reported)
£930k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~10.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (57% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Azerbaijan · Brazil · Burma · City Of London · Colombia · East Timor · El Salvador · Kazakhstan · Kenya · Mexico · South Africa · Switzerland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£892k£1.0m
31/12/2024£943k£836k
31/12/2023£895k£1.1m
31/12/2022£602k£636k
31/12/2021£493k£721k

Common questions

Is INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity finished the year with a deficit of £140,691, reducing net assets to £930,157. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of keeping one year’s donation in reserve, noting that the charity is dependent on a single principal donor, the International Bar Association. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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 NUFFIELD FOUNDATION1£151k
THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST1£150k
THE SYBIL SHINE MEMORIAL TRUST1£60k
THE INDIGO TRUST1£30k
JOFFE CHARITABLE TRUST CIO1£22k
POLDEN PUCKHAM CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£20k
RANDEREE CHARITABLE TRUST1£15k
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION1£15k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTE TRUST£892k—0unclear—no doubt
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CHARITY FY2025£5.7m—0unclear—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL LAWYERS PROJECT FY2025£508k£80,001 - £90,0001above—no doubt
THE BRITISH INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE LAW FY2024£3.5m——unclear—no doubt
THE IHR TRUST FY2025£195k—0unclear—no doubt
THE LAW SOCIETY EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2024£126k—0unclear—no doubt

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