WORK RIGHTS CENTRE (WORC)

Registered charity 1165419 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PROJECT MOMENTUM

Our mission is to support migrants and disadvantaged Britons to access employment justice, and improve their social mobility. To achieve this we: (1) provide free and confidential legal advice; (2) provide training, tools, and public-facing resources that empower communities; and (3) publish robust research and policy recommendations, that challenge the root causes of injustice in the long-term.

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Latest income

£652k

Latest spending

£636k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a small surplus of £15,325 and unrestricted reserves of £160,672. Per the trustees' report, these reserves are above the minimum policy target of three months' running costs, though the charity aims for five months. The trustees confirm there are 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

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £161k)

“The charity policy is to hold a minimum 3 months’ worth of our base running costs in unrestricted funds reserves to be available at all times, with a current goal of 5 months’ of base running costs.” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The board considers that the related parties of the charity are the Trustees and their close connections are the only related parties. None of our trustees receive remuneration or other benefit from their work with the charity. Details of reimbursements to trustees for out of pocket expenses are shown in Note 4.

“The board considers that the related parties of the charity are the Trustees and their close connections are the only related parties. None of our trustees receive remuneration or other benefit from their work with the charity. Details of reimbursements to trustees for out of pocket expenses are shown in Note 4.” — page 5

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 31/03/2025)

Total income

£652k

Total spending

£636k

Cost of raising funds

£30k

Reserves (reported)

£161k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~3.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (95% 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: 4.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Robert Patrick McNeilchair
Dr Manoj Dias-Abey
John Sprack
Miranda Lucy StJohn Butler
Nicholas Lawton
Sadat Sayeed

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£652k	£636k
31/03/2024	£575k	£566k
31/03/2023	£397k	£366k
31/03/2022	£254k	£242k
31/03/2021	£216k	£130k

Common questions

Is WORK RIGHTS CENTRE (WORC) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a small surplus of £15,325 and unrestricted reserves of £160,672. Per the trustees' report, these reserves are above the minimum policy target of three months' running costs, though the charity aims for five months. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
A B Charitable Trust	17/03/2025	£22k	A grant to Work Rights Centre
A B Charitable Trust	14/03/2024	£22k	A grant to Work Rights Centre
A B Charitable Trust	20/04/2023	£22k	A grant to Work Rights Centre
City Bridge Foundation	10/04/2022	£240k	Grant to Work Rights Centre
Greater London Authority	01/04/2021	£15k	Grant to Work Rights Centre & Partners
Greater London Authority	27/11/2020	£10k	Grant to Work Rights Centre
Barrow Cadbury Trust	30/09/2020	£22k	COVID-19 - Work Rights Centre
Greater London Authority	10/12/2019	£5k	Grant to 'Work Rights Centre'
Greater London Authority	19/03/2019	£5k	Grant to 'Work Rights Centre'