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SURVIVAL INTERNATIONAL CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 267444 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SURVIVAL

We help tribal peoples defend their lives, protect their lands and determine their own futures.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£2.1m
Latest spending
£1.8m
Registered
1974
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £3,977,463, which is above the stated policy target range of £900,756 to £1,801,512. Per the trustees' report, a budget deficit of £293,950 is predicted for 2026 to utilize some of these excess reserves, and the trustees believe maintaining free reserves at current levels provides sufficient resources in the event of adverse conditions.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £90,001 - £100,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £70k)
“One employees received remuneration (excluding employer pension and national insurance contributions) between £90,000-£100,000 during the year”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Subsidiary paid Charity management fees, loan interest and gift aid.
“During the year ended 31 December 2025 the Subsidiary Undertaking paid the Charity £36,863 (2024: £35,029), consisting of management fees, loan interest and gift aid.” — page 42
“One Trustee was reimbursed £76 for travel expenses during the year (2024: £68).” — page 42
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee reimbursed for travel expenses.
“During the year ended 31 December 2025 the Subsidiary Undertaking paid the Charity £36,863 (2024: £35,029), consisting of management fees, loan interest and gift aid.” — page 42
“One Trustee was reimbursed £76 for travel expenses during the year (2024: £68).” — page 42
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Survival International Trading Limited
“Survival International Trading Limited is registered as a limited company (no. 02844785). It has a memorandum and articles of association. Its object is to sell appropriate goods at a profit, which is donated via gift aid distribution to the charity” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

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

Corporate structure

SURVIVAL INTERNATIONAL TRADING LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Trading goods for the benefit of the parent charitable company.

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£2.1m
Total spending
£1.8m
Cost of raising funds
£95k
Reserves (reported)
£3.0m
Employees
18

Reported reserves equal ~19.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 4.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Botswana · Brazil · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Colombia · Congo · France · Germany · India · Italy · Peru · Spain

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£2.1m£1.8m
31/12/2024£1.7m£1.7m
31/12/2023£1.6m£1.5m
31/12/2022£1.3m£1.5m
31/12/2021£1.4m£2.3m

Common questions

Is SURVIVAL INTERNATIONAL CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £3,977,463, which is above the stated policy target range of £900,756 to £1,801,512. Per the trustees' report, a budget deficit of £293,950 is predicted for 2026 to utilize some of these excess reserves, and the trustees believe maintaining free reserves at current levels provides sufficient resources in the event of adverse conditions. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of SURVIVAL INTERNATIONAL CHARITABLE TRUST earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £90,001 - £100,000 band.

Who funds SURVIVAL INTERNATIONAL CHARITABLE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SURVIVAL INTERNATIONAL CHARITABLE TRUST as a grant recipient include STAPLES TRUST.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
STAPLES TRUSTFY2025£5kTo Wayamoutheri towards its work to strengthen the Indigenous Peoples of Venezuela.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION2£170k
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED2£125k
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST1£195k
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT1£188k
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION1£90k
THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST1£90k
PERSULA FOUNDATION1£60k
GLOBAL CANOPY1£58k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (INTERNATIONAL) CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SURVIVAL INTERNATIONAL CHARITABLE TRUST£2.1m£90,001 - £100,000—unclear—no doubt
EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (INTERNATIONAL) CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£519k—0above—no doubt
THE RIGHT TO LIFE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£1.2m£70,001 - £80,000—unclear—no doubt
PROJECT MALA CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£218k—0unclear—no doubt
FOREST PEOPLES PROGRAMME FY2025£9.6m——unclear—noted
THE CIVIL LIBERTIES TRUST FY2025£2.5m—0above—no doubt

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