Promoting Human Dignity

A B Charitable Trust promotes human dignity and defends the human rights of marginalised and excluded people.

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Our priority areas:

The human rights framework

Upholding, enhancing and defending the human rights framework in the UK, and holding the government to account on human rights protections.

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Access to Justice

Ensuring the UK has a fair and functioning justice system, where everyone has access to high quality legal advice, so they can realise their rights.

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The Criminal Legal System and Penal Reform

Creating an equitable system, which considers individual needs and potential, places a focus on harm prevention, and prioritises holistic support and rehabilitation.

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Migrants and Refugees

A fair immigration system in which people who migrate to the UK, are refugees or seeking asylum are welcomed, treated with dignity, and supported to maximise their potential.

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Our funding streams

We don’t support individuals directly – instead, we pursue our purpose by funding partner organisations and initiatives. We have three grant-making programmes.

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Open Programme

(by application)

This programme aims to support and strengthen small to medium sized charities, and the wider ‘eco-system’, in our priority areas.

Special Initiatives

(by invitation)

Working with others, this programme aims to identify and address gaps and opportunities in our priority areas.

Anchor Programme

(by invitation)

This programme aims to support specialist infrastructure organisations that are indispensable to their sector.

Grants awarded 2023/24

The human rights framework

£0

Open programme

£202,000

Special initiatives

£226,000

Anchor programme

£110,000

Access to Justice

£0

Open programme

£717,500

Special initiatives

£737,000

Anchor programme

£250,000

The Criminal Legal System and Penal Reform

£0

Open programme

£774,200

Special initiatives

£390,700

Anchor programme

£194,000

Migrants and Refugees

£0

Open programme

£1,734,500

Special initiatives

£696,500

Anchor programme

£319,000

The human rights framework

£0

Open programme

£202,000

Special initiatives

£226,000

Anchor programme

£110,000

Access to Justice

£0

Open programme

£717,500

Special initiatives

£737,000

Anchor programme

£250,000

The Criminal Legal System and Penal Reform

£0

Open programme

£774,200

Special initiatives

£390,700

Anchor programme

£194,000

Migrants and Refugees

£0

Open programme

£1,734,500

Special initiatives

£696,500

Anchor programme

£319,000

    For details of the grants awarded to each charity, see our grants awarded page

    Grants awarded

    Funding total for 2023/2024

    £6,351,400

    What we plan to give in 2024/2025

    £7,500,000

    Find out more about our priority areas below, or check your eligibility in our Apply section

    The human rights framework
    Access to Justice
    The Criminal Legal System and Penal Reform
    Migrants and Refugees
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