01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC039534
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Cross Border
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- 240
- Postcode
- WC1X 0DW
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
To promote human rights (as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights ('UDHR') and subsequent United Nations conventions and declarations and in regional codes of human rights which incorporate the rights contained in the UDHR and those subsequent conventions and declarations) throughout the world by all or any of the following means:- I (a) monitoring abuses of human rights (b) obtaining redress for the victims of human rights abuse. (c) relieving need among the victims of human rights abuse. (d) research into human rights issues. (e) educating the public about human rights (f) providing technical advice to government and others on human rights matters. (g) contributing to the sound administration of human rights law. (h) commenting on proposed human rights legislation. I (i) raising awareness of human rights issues. I (j) promoting public support for human rights. (k) promoting respect for human rights among individuals and corporations. (1) international advocacy of human rights. and (m) eliminating infringements of human rights.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £24,142,000 | £24,547,000 | 240 | 29 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £22,827,000 | £23,097,000 | 240 | 19 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £24,142,000 | £22,624,000 | 240 | 29 June 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £22,307,000 | £20,504,000 | 240 | 30 June 2022 |
| 31 December 2020 | £19,488,000 | £19,982,000 | 240 | 1 October 2021 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- Peter Benenson House, 1 Easton Street, London
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.amnesty.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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