THE CENTRE FOR MILITARY JUSTICE

Registered charity 1186988 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CMJ

The charity provides a range of legal services to current and former members of the Armed Forces, or their bereaved families, where there has been bullying, sexual harassment, sexual or domestic or racist abuse, violence or neglect. The charity undertakes educational and outreach work within and relevant to the Armed Forces, promoting the rule of law, human rights and access to justice.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£112k
Latest spending
£120k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £7,684 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £134,588 to £126,904. The trustees confirm that the charity's reserves at year-end met their policy target of maintaining sufficient funds to meet three months of expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified that would cause concern regarding the accounts.

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: £127k)
“The charity has a reserves policy of maintaining sufficient reserves to meet 3 months worth of expenditure” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Centre for Military Justice (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).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£112k£120k
31/03/2024£147k£97k
31/03/2023£109k£66k
31/03/2022£74k£76k
31/03/2021£96k£52k

Common questions

Is THE CENTRE FOR MILITARY JUSTICE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £7,684 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £134,588 to £126,904. The trustees confirm that the charity's reserves at year-end met their policy target of maintaining sufficient funds to meet three months of expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified that would cause concern regarding the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE CENTRE FOR MILITARY JUSTICE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE CENTRE FOR MILITARY JUSTICE as a grant recipient include THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE LEGAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION, THE ALLEN LANE FOUNDATION, THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION, MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£60kCore costs
THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£45kCore costs
THE LEGAL EDUCATION FOUNDATIONFY2023£30kDeveloping the organisation’s focus on gender based violence/sexual harassment cases taking forward existing cases which include GBV, race discrimination and pu
THE ALLEN LANE FOUNDATIONFY2024£8k
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2k
CIVIC POWER FUNDFY2024£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund23/07/2024£49kTackling Racism in the Armed Forces
The National Lottery Community Fund20/05/2022£10kFunding a paralegal
The National Lottery Community Fund03/04/2020£10kThe Centre for Military Justice

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CARE AFTER COMBAT.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE CENTRE FOR MILITARY JUSTICE£112k—0above—no doubt
CARE AFTER COMBAT FY2025£973k—0unclear—no doubt
CENTRE FOR WOMEN'S JUSTICE FY2025£987k—0unclear—no doubt
FORCES EMPLOYMENT CHARITY FY2025£9.1m——below—no doubt
SERGEANTS' MESS COMMANDO TRAINING CENTRE ROYAL MARINES FY2026£131k—0above—no doubt
COMBAT STRESS FY2026£14.3m£120,001 - £130,000—unclear—no doubt

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