THE TRUST FOR THE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM

Registered charity 1179275 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Commissions investigations , research and reports on current issues of major economic and social relevance and current issues of legitimate public concern so as to promote ethical standards of conduct.

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Latest income

£347k

Latest spending

£348k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £390 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in net assets decreasing from £5,608 to £5,218. The Trustees confirm that the current reserves are expected to cover governance and administrative costs for the following 12 months, and they consider 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: £5k)

“The Trustees aim to hold reserves at a level which will cover governance and administrative costs for the following 12 months.” — 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.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

The David & Elaine Potter Foundation — “We are extremely grateful to all those who fund our work through the Trust: The David & Elaine Potter Foundation” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr CONOR MCCARTHY
GEOFFREY ROBERTSON KC · trustee of 1 other charity
JODIE MARIANNE GINSBERG
SIR DAVID BELL · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£347k	£348k
31/12/2024	£199k	£199k
31/12/2023	£165k	£160k
31/12/2022	£172k	£164k
31/12/2021	£165k	£169k

Common questions

Is THE TRUST FOR THE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £390 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in net assets decreasing from £5,608 to £5,218. The Trustees confirm that the current reserves are expected to cover governance and administrative costs for the following 12 months, and they consider there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE TRUST FOR THE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE TRUST FOR THE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM as a grant recipient include DAVID AND ELAINE POTTER FOUNDATION, JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION, THE SAM AND BELLA SEBBA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
DAVID AND ELAINE POTTER FOUNDATION	FY2024	£250k	Civil Society - Governance
DAVID AND ELAINE POTTER FOUNDATION	FY2025	£200k	Civil Society
DAVID AND ELAINE POTTER FOUNDATION	FY2023	£110k	Civil Society - Governance
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION	FY2022	£105k	Towards the costs of their reporting and engagement activities in strengthening the backbone of civil society through information, data and shared learning.
DAVID AND ELAINE POTTER FOUNDATION	FY2022	£100k	Civil Society - Governance
THE SAM AND BELLA SEBBA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2022	£25k	Open justice project

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 ALEXANDER MOSLEY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£6.9m
QUADRATURE CLIMATE FOUNDATION	1	£1.3m
THE PRINTING CHARITY	1	£120k
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION	1	£10k
COLONEL W H WHITBREAD CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k
KEREN TRUST	1	£5k
THE OAKDALE TRUST	1	£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BRIDE FLEET STREET	1	£300

Charities like this

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

THE INDEPENDENT PRESS REGULATION TRUST income £1.2m
THE RORY PECK TRUST income £751k
THE IHR TRUST income £195k
CENTRE FOR INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM LIMITED income £529k
THE IRON BRIDGE TRUST income £390k
THE SOCIAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION income £690k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE TRUST FOR THE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM	£347k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE INDEPENDENT PRESS REGULATION TRUST FY2025	£1.2m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE RORY PECK TRUST FY2025	£751k	more than £60,000	1	above	—	no doubt
THE IHR TRUST FY2025	£195k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CENTRE FOR INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM LIMITED FY2024	£529k	£60,001 - £70,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE IRON BRIDGE TRUST FY2025	£390k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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