GLOBAL LEGAL ACTION NETWORK (GLAN)

Registered charity 1167733 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GLAN

GLAN activities include the development of innovative legal actions across borders, challenging states and other powerful actors involved with human rights violations. We work with law schools, academics and legal practitioners to research, develop and pursue legal actions in partnership with local grassroots organisations seeking access to justice.

Causes: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£1.7m

Latest spending

£1.4m

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a year-end surplus, bringing unrestricted funds to £339,217 and total funds to £1,052,261. The trustees note that the charity is close to its reserves policy target, holding 97% of the required three months' running costs. The audit report confirms the financial statements give a true and fair view with no material uncertainties identified regarding going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)

“In the band £60,001 - £70,000 2025 No. 2”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 2

“In the band £60,001 - £70,000 2025 No. 2”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £339k; policy: three months costs)

“This means that at the end 24/25 GLAN had 97% of our reserves target position.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Streets Audit LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Employees paid over £60,000: 0 (FY2024) → 2 (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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

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

Total income

£1.7m

Total spending

£1.4m

Reserves (reported)

£339k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~2.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Mark Gregory Beerchair · trustee of 2 other charities
Gabriella Elizabeth Stefani Smith
Gillian Rosemary Clare Thomas
Josephine Helen Kedens Richardson · trustee of 1 other charity
Lucinda Hardwick
Ruth Mary Doyle
Stephen William Aulsebrook

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

Operates in: Ireland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£1.7m	£1.4m
31/03/2024	£1.1m	£1.3m
31/03/2023	£1.4m	£833k
31/03/2022	£996k	£1.1m
31/03/2021	£549k	£322k

Common questions

Is GLOBAL LEGAL ACTION NETWORK (GLAN) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a year-end surplus, bringing unrestricted funds to £339,217 and total funds to £1,052,261. The trustees note that the charity is close to its reserves policy target, holding 97% of the required three months' running costs. The audit report confirms the financial statements give a true and fair view with no material uncertainties identified regarding going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Streets Audit LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of GLOBAL LEGAL ACTION NETWORK (GLAN) earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 2 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds GLOBAL LEGAL ACTION NETWORK (GLAN)?

Funders whose own accounts filings name GLOBAL LEGAL ACTION NETWORK (GLAN) as a grant recipient include POLDEN PUCKHAM CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE MARK LEONARD TRUST, THE J J CHARITABLE TRUST, THE RODDICK FOUNDATION, THE AURORA TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
POLDEN PUCKHAM CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2025	£125k
POLDEN PUCKHAM CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£125k
POLDEN PUCKHAM CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2024	£125k
THE MARK LEONARD TRUST	FY2025	£75k	To deliver a legal strategy to protect Barbuda’s communities and ecosystems from harmful development.
THE J J CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£60k	Towards core funding.
THE RODDICK FOUNDATION	FY2022	£51k
THE RODDICK FOUNDATION	FY2025	£50k
THE RODDICK FOUNDATION	FY2026	£30k
THE AURORA TRUST	FY2024	£20k	Core funding
THE AURORA TRUST	FY2023	£20k	For its legal work to establish the facts and develop a legal case to challenge the environmental destruction of Barbuda.
THE AURORA TRUST	FY2022	£20k	Core funding.
THE AURORA TRUST	FY2023	£20k	To enable it to increase its staff capacity for central support, communication and fundraising.
THE J J CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£20k	Towards legal work to establish the facts and develop a legal case to challenge the environmental destruction of Barbuda.
THE MARK LEONARD TRUST	FY2023	£18k	To contribute to its consortium of trans-national litigation organisations.
THE AURORA TRUST	FY2024	£18k	Towards its consortium of trans-national litigation organisations.
THE J J CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£18k	To contribute to its consortium of trans-national litigation organisations.
THE AURORA TRUST	FY2022	£13k	Towards this budget for the 2020/21 financial year.
THE J J CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£12k	To contribute to a communications coordinator role.
THE MARK LEONARD TRUST	FY2023	£12k	To contribute to a communications coordinator role.
THE AURORA TRUST	FY2023	£12k	To contribute to a communications coordinator role.
THIRTY PERCY FOUNDATION	FY2022	£5k	Systems Fund

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
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION	4	£37k
THE SIMMONS AND SIMMONS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	2	£111k
JOFFE CHARITABLE TRUST CIO	2	£73k
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION	2	£40k
PAUL HAMLYN FOUNDATION	1	£180k
THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£150k
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£80k
THE INDIGO TRUST	1	£30k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FUND FOR GLOBAL HUMAN RIGHTS UK.

FUND FOR GLOBAL HUMAN RIGHTS UK income £4.0m
INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTE TRUST income £892k
LAWYERS AGAINST POVERTY income £156k
REFUGEE LEGAL SUPPORT income £879k
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CHARITY income £5.7m
INTERNATIONAL LAWYERS PROJECT income £508k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
GLOBAL LEGAL ACTION NETWORK (GLAN)	£1.7m	£60,001 - £70,000	2	below	—	no doubt
FUND FOR GLOBAL HUMAN RIGHTS UK FY2025	£4.0m	£230,000 - £239,999	—	above	—	no doubt
INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTE TRUST FY2025	£892k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LAWYERS AGAINST POVERTY FY2024	£156k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
REFUGEE LEGAL SUPPORT FY2025	£879k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CHARITY FY2025	£5.7m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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