LONDON MINING NETWORK
LMN IS AN ALLIANCE OF HUMAN RIGHTS, DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL & SOLIDARITY GROUPS WORKING FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES & WORKERS, & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING FUTURE GENERATIONS NEEDS) IN COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD AFFECTED BY THE ACTIVITIES OF MINING COMPANIES BASED IN OR FUNDED FROM LONDON.
Objects
(1) TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS 1948 AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS) WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF MINING THROUGHOUT THE WORLD BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:• MONITORING ABUSES OF HUMAN RIGHTS WITH REGARD TO MINING-AFFECTED COMMUNITIES;• RESEARCH INTO THE IMPACTS OF MINING ON HUMAN RIGHTS;• THE DISSEMINATION OF SUCH RESEARCH TO THE PUBLIC;• PROVIDING ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS ON THE MINING INDUSTRY’S IMPACTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS;• COMMENTING ON PROPOSED LEGISLATION AND GOVERNMENT POLICY IN RELATION TO COMPANIES INVOLVED IN MINING AND MINING FINANCE IN RESPECT OF HUMAN RIGHTS;• RAISING AWARENESS OF THE IMPACTS OF MINING ON HUMAN RIGHTS;• PROMOTING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THE RIGHTS OF MINING-AFFECTED COMMUNITIES;• PROMOTING RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS BY MINING COMPANIES AND OTHER BODIES INVOLVED IN MINING;• INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY IN RELATION TO MINING AND HUMAN RIGHTS;(2) TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (THAT IS, DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS) IN SUCH MINING-AFFECTED COMMUNITIES BY MEANS OF THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND PRUDENT USE OF RESOURCES
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £67,392 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £142,543 against total expenditure of £209,935. Per the trustees' report, the charity begins 2026 with approximately £112,000 in accumulated funds, of which £80,000 is held in a designated risk reserve. The trustees consider the charity to be a going concern for the next 12 to 18 months based on current cash and committed funding.
What the accounts disclose
“LMN aims to maintain reserves at a minimum level equivalent to four months of normal activity costs, with an optimum level of six months.” — page 17
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 2
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 5
Funders the charity credits
- The Ford Foundation
- Network for Social Change
Trustees
- ANDREW GILES LOVELL HICKMAN
- Anca Giurgiu
- Dorothy Grace Guerrero
- PATRICK SCOTT
- PETER FRANKENTAL
- Sue Willman
- Terence Blackman
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £143k | £210k |
| 31/12/2024 | £200k | £179k |
| 31/12/2023 | £177k | £177k |
| 31/12/2022 | £169k | £177k |
| 31/12/2021 | £137k | £123k |
Common questions
Is LONDON MINING NETWORK financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £67,392 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £142,543 against total expenditure of £209,935. Per the trustees' report, the charity begins 2026 with approximately £112,000 in accumulated funds, of which £80,000 is held in a designated risk reserve. The trustees consider the charity to be a going concern for the next 12 to 18 months based on current cash and committed funding. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds LONDON MINING NETWORK?
Funders whose own accounts filings name LONDON MINING NETWORK as a grant recipient include THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST, JOFFE CHARITABLE TRUST CIO, THE CONGREGATION OF THE PASSION OF JESUS CHRIST, PERSULA FOUNDATION, NETWORK FOR SOCIAL CHANGE CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £60k | Challenging Mining in the Energy Transition |
| JOFFE CHARITABLE TRUST CIO | FY2024 | £30k | |
| JOFFE CHARITABLE TRUST CIO | FY2023 | £30k | |
| THE CONGREGATION OF THE PASSION OF JESUS CHRIST | FY2021 | £28k | London Mining Network |
| THE CONGREGATION OF THE PASSION OF JESUS CHRIST | FY2022 | £20k | Passionist Partners |
| THE CONGREGATION OF THE PASSION OF JESUS CHRIST | FY2023 | £20k | Passionist Partner |
| PERSULA FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £20k | |
| PERSULA FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £20k | |
| NETWORK FOR SOCIAL CHANGE CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2022 | £18k | Green Planet Pool |
| JOFFE CHARITABLE TRUST CIO | FY2025 | £5k | Grants to institutions |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| BRIDGE HOUSE ESTATES | 2 | £4.8m |
| TRUST FOR LONDON | 2 | £871k |
| THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £4.0m |
| THE CRUCIBLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £160k |
| THE NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £82k |
| QUARTET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | 1 | £62k |
| FRIENDS PROVIDENT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £56k |
| THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION | 1 | £55k |
Charities like this
- THE LONDON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
- LATITUDE CARE NETWORK LIMITED
- CENTRE FOR LONDON
- TRUSTEES OF THE LONDON CLINIC LIMITED
- OLMEC
- Litter Watch
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONDON MINING NETWORK | £143k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE LONDON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | £9.3m | — | — | within | — | no doubt |
| LATITUDE CARE NETWORK LIMITED | £32k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| CENTRE FOR LONDON | £645k | £90,000 - £100,000 | 1 | below | 3.7% | no doubt |
| TRUSTEES OF THE LONDON CLINIC LIMITED | £196.1m | £700,001 - £710,000 | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| OLMEC | £242k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |