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The Libertarian Research and Education Trust

The Libertarian Research and Education Trust is a registered charity (number 1154784) based in London, governed by 6 trustees. Latest income £323k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.

Also known as Statewatch (Charity Commission)

  • 6 trustees
  • Income £323k (2025)
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About

What it does
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training
Where
Throughout England And Wales, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria and more
Website
www.statewatch.org (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
The Libertarian Research and Education Trust
Registered
2013

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£323k£237k
  • 2024£153k£195k
  • 2023£312k£193k
Earlier years
  • 2022£44k£112k
  • 2021£140k£72k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE SUBJECT OF CIVIL RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES OF THE INDIVIDUAL IN SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROMOTION AND UNDERTAKING OF STUDY AND RESEARCH AND THE DISSEMINATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF.2. TO PROMOTE THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE LAW RELATING TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES OF THE INDIVIDUAL, INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY:2.1 ADVANCING PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE LAW RELATING TO CIVIL RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES AND HOW THE UK, EU INSTITUTIONS, AND OTHER DEMOCRACIES UPHOLD AND ENFORCE SUCH LAWS;2.2 PROVIDING SEARCHABLE AND REGULARLY UPDATED DATABASES, NEWS AND REPORTS ON LEGISLATIVE MEASURES IN RELATION TO CIVIL RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES PASSING THROUGH THE UK, EU INSTITUTIONS AND OTHER DEMOCRACIES; AND2.3 PROVIDING NEWS, EXPERT ADVICE AND ANALYSIS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF EXISTING LAWS IN RELATION TO CIVIL RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

6 trustees on the board

4.2y median 4y
average tenure
9y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

14.7y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (4)

Portfolio (2)

5
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 6General Charitable Purposes 6Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Education 7Tech and media 7Business services 2

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£153k latest income

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1154784
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 09 APR 2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 19/11/2013 as amended on 16 Jan 2024 as amended on 24 Aug 2026
Companies House
Company number 08480724 · Active
Contact on the register
07836296043 · admin@statewatch.org
Edition
Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
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