PARLIAMENTARY HUMAN RIGHTS TRUST

Registered charity 327478 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity undertakes, promotes and commissions research into the maintenance and observance of human rights, particularly those set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; and disseminates the results of such research to governments, parliamentarians, inter-governmental organisations, non-governmental organisations and the general public in the United Kingdom.

Causes: Education/training · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Get email alerts

Latest income
£35k
Latest spending
£40k
Registered
1987
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held closing unrestricted reserves of £34,956.27 for the year ended 31 March 2025, having received a restricted grant of £34,500.00 from the Barrow Cadbury Trust. The trustees maintain reserves equivalent to six months of operating costs to ensure orderly wind-down if necessary, and the independent examiner confirmed no material matters required disclosure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Barrow Cadbury Trust (98% of income)
“Grant - Barrow Cadbury Trust (BCT) - RESTRICTED £34,500.00”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Transfer to PHRG for staff salary
“Transfers to All Party Parliamentary Human Rights Group (PHRG) Account (for payment of staff salary) £ 39,581.45”
“Grant - Barrow Cadbury Trust (BCT) - RESTRICTED £34,500.00”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Restricted grant from Barrow Cadbury Trust
“Transfers to All Party Parliamentary Human Rights Group (PHRG) Account (for payment of staff salary) £ 39,581.45”
“Grant - Barrow Cadbury Trust (BCT) - RESTRICTED £34,500.00”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£35k£40k
31/03/2024£39k£38k
31/03/2023£32k£42k
31/03/2022£33k£39k
31/03/2021£32k£39k

Common questions

Is PARLIAMENTARY HUMAN RIGHTS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held closing unrestricted reserves of £34,956.27 for the year ended 31 March 2025, having received a restricted grant of £34,500.00 from the Barrow Cadbury Trust. The trustees maintain reserves equivalent to six months of operating costs to ensure orderly wind-down if necessary, and the independent examiner confirmed no material matters required disclosure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds PARLIAMENTARY HUMAN RIGHTS TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PARLIAMENTARY HUMAN RIGHTS TRUST as a grant recipient include THE BARROW CADBURY TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BARROW CADBURY TRUSTFY2025£75kLegal advisor/group coordinator 2025-7
THE BARROW CADBURY TRUSTFY2024£70kPhilanthropy, Cross-cutting & other

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Barrow Cadbury Trust22/04/2023£70kLegal Advisor/Group Co-ordinator 2023-25
Barrow Cadbury Trust24/04/2021£65kLegal Advisor/Group Co-ordinator 2021 - 23
Barrow Cadbury Trust22/04/2017£65kLegal Advisor/Group Co-ordinator 2017-19
Barrow Cadbury Trust25/03/2015£64kLegal Advisor/Group Co-ordinator 2015-17
Barrow Cadbury Trust01/07/2013£64kLegal Advisor/Group Co-ordinator 2013-15