Liberty funding
How we fund our work
We receive funding in a range of different ways, including from trusts and foundations, membership fees, individual donations, legal fees and legacies. We also welcome in-kind support from companies who donate their time and expertise.
With thanks to Trusts and Foundations giving £5,000 or more to Liberty or the Civil Liberties Trust:
- A B Charitable Trust
- Allen & Overy
- Barings Foundation
- Community Justice Fund
- Digital Freedom Fund
- International Network of Civil Liberties Organisations
- Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust
- Legal Education Foundation
- Luminate
- Oak Foundation
- Paul Hamlyn Foundation
- People’s Postcode Lottery
- Sigrid Rausing Trust
- Trust for London
- Unbound Philanthropy
Financial statements
Read the Executive Committee’s Report and Financial Statements for the year ending 31 December 2023
Read the Executive Committee’s Report and Financial Statements for the year ending 31 December 2022
Does Liberty receive funding from the Government?
No. Liberty is an independent membership organisation, with no political affiliation and we do not accept funding from the Government.
Where does Liberty’s funding come from?
We receive funding in a range of different ways, including from trusts and foundations, membership fees, individual donations, legal fees and legacies.
Our total income for the year 2023 was £3,779,000 (2022-£3,970,000).
While our precise income sources vary from year to year, they generally break down as follows:
- 68% from charitable trusts and foundations. You can see a list of our current trust and foundation funders at the top of this page.
- 20% from our membership base of more than 15,000 people, paying an average of £5 per month.
- 5% from individuals donating £10,000 or more. We do not publish the names of our major donors without their express permission.
- 2% comes from legal fees and other income.
- 5% from smaller donations through appeals, such as the ‘Big Give’ Christmas Challenge.
We also receive income from gifts in wills (also known as ‘legacies’), however this amount can range vastly from year to year. In 2023 we received £57,000 from legacies (2022-£100,000).
Can anyone donate to Liberty?
No. We conduct due diligence – using sources including Companies House and Charity Commission records, media and social media references, and any individual or company website associated with the donor and/or donation – for any donations from individuals where the donation is worth at least £10,000 (as a one-off donation or part of a multi-year commitment or if donations cumulatively amount to the same amount).
A donation will be refused where it is clear that the views and/or activities of the donor are directly inimical to the objectives of Liberty, the agreed policies of Liberty, or to the beneficiaries of Liberty.
FUNDRAISING COMPLAINT PROCEDURE
As an organisation receiving donations from the public, we are focused on ensuring a transparent and ethical approach to our fundraising. We are grateful for every single donation we receive and getting our fundraising activities right is important to us. Whether you have a comment or a complaint, we welcome your views.
This procedure sets out our approach to individuals and organisations who would like to share their views on our fundraising activities and includes (but is not limited to) donors, event participants and recipients of appeals or fundraising approaches.
If you have a comment or complaint about any aspect of our fundraising interactions with you please let us know. We aim to respond to complaints as quickly and efficiently as possible in a personal, fair and confidential way. The complaints procedure also applies to any complaints you might have about any third-party fundraising organisations we might use.
The aim of this procedure is to provide an efficient and robust fundraising complaints process for our supporters in line with our organisational values and standards set by the Fundraising Regulator.
The purpose of the complaint’s procedure is to ensure that we:
- listen and are responsive to people who raise an issue with us
- respond swiftly
- are fair and consistent
- offer solutions and/or explanations
- offer complainants recourse to someone more senior/more independent if they wish
- ensure that staff who are mentioned in complaints receive support
- respect confidentiality
- record complaints consistently and monitor what we record
- use complaints positively as an opportunity for learning and improvement
- protect those raising a concern from victimisation and harassment.
How to Complain
Please send your complaint to us in one of the following ways:
Email: contact@libertyhumanrights.org.uk or by
Post: Liberty House, 26-30 Strutton Ground, London, SW1P 2HR
Your complaint will be reviewed and we aim to respond within seven working days of receipt, but it can take up to 15 working days. If the matter requires further investigation, we will provide you with an update within 15 working days of receipt.
If you are unsatisfied with the outcome your complaint will be escalated to a member of our Senior Leadership Team where a review of the complaint will be carried out. We aim to complete investigations within 25 days of their start date.
Taking Your Complaint Outside of Liberty
If you remain dissatisfied with the outcome, you are entitled to raise the matter with the Fundraising Regulator.
The Fundraising Regulator is the regulatory body for UK fundraising, overseeing charities and agencies compliance with the Code of Fundraising Practice. They can adjudicate on complaints relating to fundraising activities, where the complainant and charity cannot reach a resolution.
Please note: Complaints are required to be assessed by the charity before raising with the Fundraising Regulator.
Fundraising Regulator
2nd Floor, CAN Mezzanine
49-51 East Road
London,
N1 6AH
Tel: 0300 999 3407
www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk