SPOTLIGHT ON CORRUPTION LTD

Registered charity 1185872 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SPOTLIGHT ON CORRUPTION

Spotlight on Corruption undertakes monitoring of court cases involving anti-corruption laws; carries out and publishes research and analysis on enforcement of anti-corruption laws in the UK; in exceptional circumstances and as a last resort, pursues strategic litigation to ensure the sound administration of the law; and collects and investigates evidence on grand corruption.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with total funds of £463,564, comprising £177,579 in unrestricted funds and £285,985 in restricted funds. Per the trustees' report, the charity had good cash flow and financial security, with overall growth in expenditure of 25% to £614,643. The trustees note that the requirement to hold reserves equating to at least three months of operating costs was met with unrestricted funds of £177,579.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Spotlight on Corruption (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

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

• The Sigrid Rausing Trust — “The Sigrid Rausing Trust – £75,000 for one year from March 2026” (source page)
• The Joffe Charitable Trust — “The Joffe Charitable Trust – £197,295 over three years from March 2023, and £810,000 over three years from July 2025” (source page)
• The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust — “The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust – £100,000 over two years from April 2025” (source page)
• Open Society Foundations — “Open Society Foundations – USD 64,282 (£47,113) to address SLAPPs (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) through strengthening le…” (source page)
• The Friends Provident Charitable Foundation — “The Friends Provident Charitable Foundation – £104,300 over two years from June 2024, to support work creating more equal access to key econ…” (source page)
• The Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust — “The Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust – £50,052 over one year from November 2025, for work on stronger checks and balances in the regulation of U…” (source page)
• Gower Street — “Gower Street – £20,000 towards our work with civil society partners in Ghana, to ensure they have a voice in how the UK tackles corruption, …” (source page)
• Network for Social Change Charitable Trust — “Network for Social Change Charitable Trust – £17,935 towards our work preventing corruption in climate spending in the UK, over twelve month…” (source page)
• The Cobalt Trust — “The Cobalt Trust – £4,253 towards our core work” (source page)

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~3.5 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 (99% 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: 0.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Lloydette Bai-Marrowchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Angus Robert Brown
• Jonathan Brian Date
• Meinir Mai Davies
• SEYMOUR ARTHUR MILES EASTWOOD
• Stephen Peter Holland

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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