United Kingdom · Human rights and democracy
ARTICLE 19
Charity registered in England and Wales. Based in: United Kingdom. Founded 1987. Main sector: human rights and democracy.
ARTICLE 19 monitors, researches, publishes, advocates, campaigns, sets standards and litigates on behalf of freedom of expression wherever it is threatened.
- Founded
- 1987
- Income 2024
- £15M
- Public funds 2023
- 8%
Accounts
Income Expenditure
Source: Charity Commission (England & Wales) — official register
Where the money comes from (2023)
Public funds 8% (£1.4M) · Other income 92%
Public funds: grants and contracts from government bodies as declared to the Charity Commission. Other income includes donations, legacies, trading and investments. Many organisations record funds from UN agencies and the European Union as income from charitable activities: in that case the public share is underestimated.
Data table
| Year | Income | Expenditure | Public funds | Staff | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-31 | £15M | £15.2M | – | 169 | Charity Commission (England & Wales) |
| 2023-12-31 | £17.4M | £16.7M | 8% | 177 | Charity Commission (England & Wales) |
| 2022-12-31 | £15.2M | £14.8M | 11% | 183 | Charity Commission (England & Wales) |
| 2021-12-31 | £14.2M | £13.2M | 15% | 176 | Charity Commission (England & Wales) |
| 2020-12-31 | £11.8M | £10.2M | 10% | 166 | Charity Commission (England & Wales) |
European Union funding
Data table
| Year | Development cooperation (INTPA) | Neighbourhood and enlargement (NEAR) | Foreign policy (FPI) | Other EU programmes | Total committed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | – | €200,134 | €200,134 |
| 2024 | €1.3M | – | – | – | €1.3M |
| 2023 | – | €858,625 | – | €206,804 | €1.1M |
| 2022 | – | – | €446,090 | €144,763 | €590,853 |
| 2021 | – | – | – | €105,111 | €105,111 |
| 2020 | – | – | – | €105,455 | €105,455 |
| 2019 | – | – | €464,000 | – | €464,000 |
| 2018 | €423,999 | – | – | – | €423,999 |
| 2014 | €27,981 | – | – | – | €27,981 |
Amounts committed each year by the European Commission to the organisation (contracts and grants), from the EU Financial Transparency System. A commitment often covers several project years and, in consortia, may include shares of other partners. They are not income for the year and should not be compared directly with the accounts.
Public funds from donor governments
Payments by donor in the last 5 years
| Donor | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sida (Sweden) | €2.3M | €2.1M | €2.3M | €2.2M | €1.6M |
| Norad (Norway) | €1.1M | €875,286 | €868,516 | €881,859 | – |
| FCDO (United Kingdom) | €1.9M | €1.6M | – | – | – |
| BZ (Netherlands) | – | €20,393 | – | – | – |
Payments to the organisation reported by the aid agencies of 17 countries (USAID, FCDO, BMZ, Sida and others) in their own IATI data, converted to euros at the year's average rate. They include funds passed on to local partners. Not all donors name the recipient of their payments, so figures may be incomplete; EU funds are in their own section.
Spending on declared projects (IATI)
Only the projects the organisation publishes on IATI: usually a fraction of its total spending (median 14% in our checks).
Countries with projects published on IATI
Bangladesh ↗ 4 · Kenya ↗ 4 · Brazil ↗ 3 · United Kingdom ↗ 3 · Myanmar (Burma) ↗ 3 · Senegal ↗ 2 · Ethiopia ↗ 1 · Malawi ↗ 1 · Mexico ↗ 1 · Sierra Leone ↗ 1 · Tunisia ↗ 1
Number of activities published on IATI that mention the country, added up over all years. Platforms that raise funds for other organisations publish every small project as a separate activity. Each country opens on d-portal the list of this organisation’s projects in that country.
Projects published on IATI (most recent and largest)
| Project | Country | Period | Spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protecting Independent Media for Effective Development: PRIMED | Bangladesh, Ethiopia, United Kingdom, Sierra Leone | 2019–2023 ongoing | $119,671 |
| Protecting Rights, Openness and Transparency Enhancing Civic Transformation – PROTECT | Kenya, Myanmar (Burma), Malawi | 2018–2023 ongoing | $8.8M |
| Breaking the Impasse: Protecting Journalists and Social Communicators Through Effective Use of UN Mechanisms | Kenya, Mexico, Tunisia, United Kingdom, Brazil, Bangladesh | 2014–2015 closing | $579,878 |
| Article 19 Global Access to Information Standards | United Kingdom | 2013–2015 closing | $345,034 |
| Article 19 PPA 2011-2016 | Myanmar (Burma), Bangladesh, Senegal, Brazil, Kenya | 2011–2014 ongoing | $3.9M |
| Article 19 PPA 2011-2016 | Myanmar (Burma), Bangladesh, Senegal, Brazil, Kenya | 2011–2014 ongoing | $3.9M |
Titles are shown as published by the organisation, in their original language. Spending = disbursements and expenditure reported on IATI, in US$.
Countries declared
Bangladesh · Brazil · Iran · Kenya · Cambodia · Kazakhstan · Myanmar (Burma) · Mexico · Russia · Senegal · Tunisia · Türkiye
Official checks
- Public register
- Charity Commission — active registration
- Latest accounts filed
- 2024 (Charity Commission (England & Wales))
- Annual filings
- up to date (Charity Commission (England & Wales))
Facts from public registers and certification bodies, not a judgement on the organisation; the absence of a label is not a negative sign. Methodology
Timeline
- Founded
- Registered as a charity
- First publication on IATI
Identifiers
EU-TR 594787238502-76 · EU-TR 684821118979-74 · Charity Commission · Companies House · IATI (d-portal) · Wikidata