THE LABOUR BEHIND THE LABEL TRUST

Registered charity 1159356 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance for the public benefit, and with particular regard to garment workers and their dependents throughout the world:The relief of poverty;The promotion of human rights (as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights);Raising awareness and advocating for compliance with the law and ethical standards of conduct in relation to garment workers

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£101k

Latest spending

£129k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves fell to £89,784 from £117,385 the previous year, resulting in a net expenditure of £27,601. The trustees report confidence in financial security for the current programme but note that fundraising remains challenging and reserves are at a relatively low level. The charity continues to operate on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Trading subsidiary: Labour Behind the Label Limited

“Labour Behind the Label Trust operates in England, Wales and Northern Ireland working closely with Labour Behind the Label Limited. Each organisation is separate and governed as an autonomous entity.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Labour Behind the Label (matched by registered charity number).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (08/04/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Malcolm MacLeanchair
Joanna Ewart-James
Leanne McNulty
Ronae Fagon
Sarah Katharine Daly
Sharon Mitcheson

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£101k	£129k
31/03/2024	£142k	£89k
31/03/2023	£78k	£76k
31/03/2022	£101k	£86k
31/03/2021	£108k	£61k

Common questions

Is THE LABOUR BEHIND THE LABEL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves fell to £89,784 from £117,385 the previous year, resulting in a net expenditure of £27,601. The trustees report confidence in financial security for the current programme but note that fundraising remains challenging and reserves are at a relatively low level. The charity continues to operate on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE LABOUR BEHIND THE LABEL TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE LABOUR BEHIND THE LABEL TRUST as a grant recipient include JOFFE CHARITABLE TRUST CIO, THE DASHLIGHT FOUNDATION, THE REED FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
JOFFE CHARITABLE TRUST CIO	FY2022	£30k
JOFFE CHARITABLE TRUST CIO	FY2021	£20k
THE DASHLIGHT FOUNDATION	FY2025	£15k
JOFFE CHARITABLE TRUST CIO	FY2023	£5k
THE REED FOUNDATION	FY2021	—

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
MOUNDFIELD CHARITIES LIMITED	1	£50k
C E K STERN CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£35k
THE KNIGHTLAND FOUNDATION	1	£30k
RINA CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£28k
THE BENZI DUNNER SCHOOLS TRUST	1	£27k
NEWPIER CHARITY LIMITED	1	£17k
THE IMAM HUSSEIN FOUNDATION	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE HUMANITARIAN TRUST.

THE HUMANITARIAN TRUST income £240k
THE COTTON INDUSTRY WAR MEMORIAL TRUST income £440k
KTRUST LIMITED income £240k
COTTON TEXTILES RESEARCH TRUST income £125k
The Trust Foundation income £3.0m
THE I T F SEAFARERS TRUST income £1.5m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE LABOUR BEHIND THE LABEL TRUST	£101k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE HUMANITARIAN TRUST FY2025	£240k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE COTTON INDUSTRY WAR MEMORIAL TRUST FY2025	£440k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
KTRUST LIMITED FY2025	£240k	Under £60,000	unclear	—	no doubt
COTTON TEXTILES RESEARCH TRUST FY2025	£125k	—	above	—	no doubt
The Trust Foundation FY2024	£3.0m	—	above	—	no doubt

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