Amnesty International UK Charitable Trust

Registered charity 1051681 · since 1996amnesty.org.uk·International, United Kingdom·Updated 29 October 2026

At a glance

£13.9M

Annual giving, year to 31 December 2023

From the Charity Commission register

year to 31 December 2024 grants not yet published.

Key takeaways

Its stated fields are monitoring abuses, public education, awareness, public support, research, justice for victims and international advocacy, and its focus is the UK first and then around the world, so work in those areas fits best.
Most of its resources go to the International Secretariat and it also funds the UK Section, and the only small-grant route described is for organisations within the Amnesty International movement whose work complements what the Trust cannot do itself, so a group outside that movement should not expect this route.
The sources give no grant range, so there is no guide to a realistic size; a modest, specific request tied to one of its listed fields is the safest starting point.
No application process is published, so the contact shown is the only route, and the sources do not say how competitive the funding is or how decisions are made, so ask before writing a full proposal.

Overview

Amnesty International UK Charitable Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1051681).

The Trust exists to promote the rights set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and it funds education, research and awareness-raising work. It funds Amnesty International Limited, the UK Section and other organisations to carry out charitable activities that protect human rights. Its latest reported giving is £13,856,000, and the significant majority of its resources go to the International Secretariat, with the UK Section also funded.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The Trust promotes the rights set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by funding relevant charitable activities through Amnesty International Limited, the UK Section and other organisations. It allocates the significant majority of resources available for charitable purposes to the International Secretariat and also funds UK Section activity. Small grants may go to organisations within the Amnesty International movement when their work meets the Trust’s objectives and complements work beyond its capabilities. Its stated fields cover monitoring abuses, public education, awareness, public support, research, justice for victims and international advocacy. Its funding supports human-rights work in the UK and around the world.

Themes

Monitoring human rights abuses
Human rights education
Human rights awareness
Public support for human rights
Human rights research
Justice for abuse victims
International human rights advocacy

Geographic Focus

Priority: The UK; around the world.

How to apply

No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

For small grants, the Trust considers whether an organisation in the Amnesty International movement meets its objectives and complements work beyond its capabilities.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

United Kingdom
International

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Amnesty International UK Charitable Trust.

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Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 December 2020	£19,488,000	£19,982,000	£13,343,000	Accounts for year to 31 December 2020
year to 31 December 2021	£22,307,000	£20,504,000	£14,002,000	Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022	£24,142,000	£22,624,000	£15,225,000	Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023	£22,827,000	£23,097,000	£13,856,000	Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£24,142,000	£24,547,000	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2020

£13.3M grants

YE 2021

£14M grants

YE 2022

£15.2M grants

YE 2023

£13.9M grants

Grants paid stayed within income across the 4 years shown.

Grants paid, year to 31 December 2020; year to 31 December 2021; year to 31 December 2022; year to 31 December 2023: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).

— No grants figure for that year.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.