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 rehabilitation.

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Migrants and Refugees

Building an environment where people who migrate, are refugees or seeking asylum are welcomed, treated fairly, and supported to maximise their potential living in the UK.

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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 2022/23

Access to Justice

£0

Open programme

£721,500

Grants awarded

37

Eligible applications

40

Total applications

87

Special initiatives

£911,000

Anchor programme

£188,000

The Criminal Legal System and Penal Reform

£0

Open programme

£766,000

Grants awarded

39

Eligible applications

71

Total applications

96

Special initiatives

£311,900

Anchor programme

£183,000

Migrants and Refugees

£0

Open programme

£1,265,000

Grants awarded

65

Eligible applications

134

Total applications

209

Special initiatives

£720,130

Anchor programme

£305,000

Access to Justice

£0

Open programme

£721,500

Grants awarded

37

Eligible applications

40

Total applications

87

Special initiatives

£911,000

Anchor programme

£188,000

The Criminal Legal System and Penal Reform

£0

Open programme

£766,000

Grants awarded

39

Eligible applications

71

Total applications

96

Special initiatives

£311,900

Anchor programme

£183,000

Migrants and Refugees

£0

Open programme

£1,265,000

Grants awarded

65

Eligible applications

134

Total applications

209

Special initiatives

£720,130

Anchor programme

£305,000

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

    Grants awarded

    Funding total for 2022/23

    £5,700,000

    What we plan to give in 2023/24

    £6,500,000

    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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