ARTICLE 39

Registered charity 1166092 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Article 39 fights for the rights of children living in institutional settings in England. Our name comes from the part of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child which entitles children who have suffered rights violations to recover in environments where their health, self-respect and dignity are nurtured.

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Latest income

£437k

Latest spending

£326k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £124,835 at the end of the year, which is below its stated policy target of three months of running costs. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £12,634 for the year, with total income of £436,054 and total expenditure of £326,134.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3 months of running costs (held: £125k)

“Article 39's target level of reserves is 3 months of running costs.” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

SUSANNAH MARY WALKER BSocScichair
Anna Clare Savic
Carole Littlechild
Lynton James Roy Orrett
MICHAEL CHARLES STEIN PROFESSOR
Venetia PA Mayman
Vivien Emily Parker

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	£437k	£326k
31/03/2024	£238k	£211k
31/03/2023	£220k	£213k
31/03/2022	£180k	£154k
31/03/2021	£174k	£132k

Common questions

Is ARTICLE 39 financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £124,835 at the end of the year, which is below its stated policy target of three months of running costs. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £12,634 for the year, with total income of £436,054 and total expenditure of £326,134. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ARTICLE 39?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ARTICLE 39 as a grant recipient include THE LEGAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION, PERSULA FOUNDATION, THE BROMLEY TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE LEGAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION	FY2025	£195k	Core funding to support the continued development of Article 39's network of independent advocates
THE LEGAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION	FY2022	£118k	Providing legal training and support to independent advocates to improve the quality and effectiveness of advocacy as a mechanism for protecting and upholding c
PERSULA FOUNDATION	FY2022	£45k	Grant Paid
PERSULA FOUNDATION	FY2023	£23k
PERSULA FOUNDATION	FY2024	£21k
THE BROMLEY TRUST	FY2022	£15k	Human Rights
THE BROMLEY TRUST	FY2023	£10k	Human Rights
THE BROMLEY TRUST	FY2024	£10k	Human Rights
THE BROMLEY TRUST	FY2025	£10k
PERSULA FOUNDATION	FY2025	£321

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
CHK Foundation	3	£40k
THE JULIA RAUSING TRUST	2	£1.1m
THE MATERIAL WORLD FOUNDATION LIMITED	2	£519k
THE MAHORO CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£230k
THE PENNIES FOUNDATION	2	£191k
THE KARLSSON JATIVA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	2	£166k
THE HEADLEY TRUST	2	£125k
PHILIP BREEZE WILL TRUST	2	£80k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SAVE THE CHILDREN FUND.

THE SAVE THE CHILDREN FUND income £262.5m
ARTICLE 19 income £15.0m
THE NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN income £120.3m
WAR CHILD income £19.8m
FRG LTD income £2.3m
AllChild income £7.3m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ARTICLE 39	£437k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SAVE THE CHILDREN FUND FY2025	£262.5m	—	182	above	—	no doubt
ARTICLE 19 FY2024	£15.0m	—	—	below	2.0%	noted
THE NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN FY2025	£120.3m	—	—	within	—	no doubt
WAR CHILD FY2025	£19.8m	—	—	within	29.3%	no doubt
FRG LTD FY2025	£2.3m	£60,001 - £70,000	4	below	—	no doubt

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