THE HUMAN DIGNITY TRUST

Registered charity 1158093 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE HUMAN DIGNITY TRUST IS AN ORGANISATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAWYERS SUPPORTING LOCAL PARTNERS TOUPHOLD HUMAN RIGHTS AND CONSTITUTIONAL LAW IN COUNTRIES WHERE HOMOSEXUALITY IS CRIMINALISED.THE TRUST PROVIDES PRO BONO TECHNICAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND ADVISORY SERVICES AT THE REQUEST OF, AND IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL ACTIVISTS, THEIR LAWYERS AND OTHER HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £1,344,392 exceed the trustees' stated policy target of six to twelve months of operating expenditure, which equates to a required range of £610,194 to £1,220,388. The charity reported a net surplus of £200,728 for the year, with total income increasing to £2,077,389 and total expenditure rising to £1,876,661. The independent auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Knox Cropper LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Human Dignity Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

• Téa Braun — Chief Executive (source)
• Dr Conway Blake — Chair (source)
• Patrick Doris — Deputy Chair (source)
• Ken Jones — Treasurer (source)
• Michael K Addo — Trustee (source)
• Alfonso Barroso — Trustee (source)
• Emma Cusdin — Trustee (source)
• Andrew Miller — Trustee (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).

• Sigrid Rausing Trust — “The Sigrid Rausing Trust has been a long-term supporter of the Trust’s vital work.” Kapil Gupta, Sigrid Rausing Trust” (source page)
• Luminate — “Current Funders Luminate Luminate is a global philanthropic organisation with the goal of empowering people and institutions to work togethe…” (source page)
• Elton John Aids Foundation — “Elton John Aids Foundation As a leader in the global AIDS community, the Elton John AIDS Foundation is committed to overcoming the stigma, d…” (source page)
• Tides Foundation — “The Equality Without Borders Fund of Tides Foundation Equality Without Borders is an initiative that helps individual donors connect with fu…” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~8.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (94% 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: 8.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Conway Blakechair
• Andrew David Arthur Miller
• Emma Jayne Cusdin
• Kenneth Jones
• Luis Alfonso Barroso
• Patrick Doris
• Professor Michael Kwame Addo
• Sara Jane Wilbourne

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

Operates in: Afghanistan · Algeria · Angola · Antigua And Barbuda · Bangladesh · Barbados · Bhutan · Botswana · Brunei · Burma · Burundi · Cameroon

Income and spending

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Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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