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MINORITY RIGHTS GROUP

Registered charity 282305 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MINORITY RIGHTS GROUP INTERNATIONAL

MRG works to secure the rights of ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities and indigenous peoples nationally and internationally within a clear framework of international standards in a non-partisan way. MRG promotes cooperation and understanding between communities by bringing together groups with different views to share experiences and solve problems collaboratively.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£5.9m
Latest spending
£6.6m
Registered
1981
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the group reported a deficit for the year, with unrestricted reserves falling to £242,000, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of £370,000. Despite this reduction in reserves and a sharp decline in restricted income, the trustees and auditors confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Corporate structure

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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£5.9m
Total spending
£6.6m
Cost of raising funds
£162k
Reserves (reported)
£242k
Employees
68

Reported reserves equal ~0.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (78% 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: 2.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bosnia And Herzegovina · Botswana · Dominican Republic · Egypt · Hungary · Iraq · Mauritania · Pakistan · Somalia · Sri Lanka · Turkey · Uganda

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£5.9m£6.6m
31/12/2023£6.2m£6.7m
31/12/2022£6.1m£5.4m
31/12/2021£5.1m£4.1m
31/12/2020£4.6m£4.3m

Common questions

Is MINORITY RIGHTS GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the group reported a deficit for the year, with unrestricted reserves falling to £242,000, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of £370,000. Despite this reduction in reserves and a sharp decline in restricted income, the trustees and auditors confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

Who funds MINORITY RIGHTS GROUP?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MINORITY RIGHTS GROUP as a grant recipient include ANTI-SLAVERY INTERNATIONAL, THE BLANES TRUST, THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED, THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION, GLOBAL DIALOGUE.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ANTI-SLAVERY INTERNATIONALFY2025£125kOther partners - Europe
ANTI-SLAVERY INTERNATIONALFY2022£45kPayments to partners
THE BLANES TRUSTFY2023£25k
THE BLANES TRUSTFY2024£25k
THE BLANES TRUSTFY2025£25k
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2024£10k
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATIONFY2024£5kOverseas July 2023
GLOBAL DIALOGUEFY2023£4kSpecial Initiatives
GLOBAL DIALOGUEFY2024£1kSpecial Initiatives
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1kInternational
GLOBAL DIALOGUEFY2024£233Special Initiatives
GLOBAL DIALOGUEFY2024£222Special Initiatives
GLOBAL DIALOGUEFY2024£222Special Initiatives
GLOBAL DIALOGUEFY2024£30Special Initiatives
THE BLANES TRUSTFY2022£0

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 LEGAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION2£686k
THE LANKELLYCHASE FOUNDATION2£425k
JUSTICE COLLABORATIONS1£410k
THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST1£280k
THE KPMG FOUNDATION1£263k
THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION1£221k
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION1£201k
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST1£165k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FRG LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MINORITY RIGHTS GROUP£5.9m——unclear—no doubt
FRG LTD FY2025£2.3m£60,001 - £70,0004below—no doubt
MUSLIM GLOBAL RELIEF FY2025£4.2m—0unclear—no doubt
GATESHEAD VISIBLE ETHNIC MINORITIES SUPPORT GROUP FY2025£397k—0above—no doubt
MINORITY ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT TRUST FY2026£202k—0unclear—no doubt
SUNRISE MULTICULTURAL PROJECT CIO FY2024£206k—0unclear—no doubt

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