ANTI-TRAFFICKING AND LABOUR EXPLOITATION UNIT (ATLEU) LIMITED
Registered charity 1151675 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ATLEU
ATLEU provides legal representation to victims of trafficking, labour exploitation and other human rights abuses; conducts strategic litigation and policy and campaigning work to bring about change in law and policy; and works to build capacity in legal and support organisation through the provision of training, resources and second tier advice.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased by £68,032 to £668,038, while the charity reported a net expenditure of £68,890 for the year. The trustees' policy is to maintain reserves covering 3 to 6 months of operations, and the current unrestricted funds are below the stated policy target when excluding unrealised Work in Progress of £341,827.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: 2025 1” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three to six months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £668k)
“The trustees' policy is to build up sufficient unrestricted cash reserves (excluding unrealised Work in Progress of £341,827) to cover operations for a period of between 3 to 6 months” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation from wholly-owned trading subsidiary
“During the year, a donation of £3,120 (2024: £4,496) was made by the wholly-owned trading subsidiary of Anti Trafficking and Labour Exploitation Unit (ATLEU) Limited.” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Saltworks (Law) CIC
“Saltworks (Law) CIC is a community interest company which was incorporated in August 2015 and registered as a Community Interest Company in October 2016. ATLEU is the sole member and shareholder of Saltworks (Law) CIC. Saltworks was established as a fee-charging law firm.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Berringers LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Employees paid over £60,000: 0 (FY2024) → 1 (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Victoria Marks — CEO (source)
- Carolyn Peers — Head of Operations (source)
- Kate Elsayed-Ali — Head of Policy (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Samworth Foundation — “‘The Samworth Foundation has supported ATLEU since 2015. Through its work to protect people’s rights, address the systems that enable slaver…” (source page)
- London Legal Support Trust — “‘LLST aims to invest in sustainable organisations that provide life-changing legal advice to support people's access to justice. ATLEU, bein…” (source page)
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/11/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~3.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% 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).
- PRAGNA PATELchair
- Christina Morton
- Claire Moore
- Dr Sundari Anitha
- Jennifer Gillian Craig
- Paola Fudakowska
- THOMAS MARK ALFRED SYRETT
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ANTI-TRAFFICKING AND LABOUR EXPLOITATION UNIT (ATLEU) LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased by £68,032 to £668,038, while the charity reported a net expenditure of £68,890 for the year. The trustees' policy is to maintain reserves covering 3 to 6 months of operations, and the current unrestricted funds are below the stated policy target when excluding unrealised Work in Progress of £341,827. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Berringers LLP.
Who funds ANTI-TRAFFICKING AND LABOUR EXPLOITATION UNIT (ATLEU) LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ANTI-TRAFFICKING AND LABOUR EXPLOITATION UNIT (ATLEU) LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION, JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION, THE RODDICK FOUNDATION, THE SAM AND BELLA SEBBA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, LONDON LEGAL SUPPORT TRUST.
Known funders
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