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The Freedom Fund UK
The Freedom Fund UK is a registered charity (number 1158838) based in London, governed by 9 trustees. Latest income £3.7m (2024). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as FF-UK (Charity Commission)
- 9 trustees
- Income £3.7m (2024)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Andrew DoustTrustee · since 2016
- Asif ShaikhTrustee · since 2024
- Daniel ElkesTrustee · since 2025
- Joseph BoatengTrustee · since 2025
- Katharine BryantTrustee · since 2023
- Mahendra PandeyTrustee · since 2020
- Michelle YUETrustee · since 2024
- Molly Sarah GochmanTrustee · since 2016
- Shruti ChandrasekharTrustee · since 2024
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Where
- India, United States, Nepal
- Website
- www.freedomfund.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Freedom Fund UK
- Registered
- 2014
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£3.7m£3.8m
- 2023£3.5m£3.6m
- 2022£3.3m£3.3m
Earlier years
- 2021£2.7m£2.7m
- 2020£2.7m£2.7m
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Income source mix, 2020: Government grants 10%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS) THROUGHOUT THE WORLD BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:1) THE REDUCTION AND ERADICATION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN ALL ITS FORMS, INCLUDING THE ADOPTION OF MEANS BY WHICH TO COMBAT MODERN SLAVERY;2) THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF SUFFERING OF THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND OTHER MODERN FORMS OF SLAVERY BY PROVIDING MEDICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES TO SUCH PERSONS;3) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL AND OTHER HARDSHIP OF THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND OTHER MODERN FORMS OF SLAVERY;4) THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH INTO ALL ASPECTS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND MODERN SLAVERY AND THE DISSEMINATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH; AND5) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CAUSES, MANIFESTATIONS AND CONSEQUENCES OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND OTHER MODERN FORMS OF SLAVERY AND THE PROVISION OF RELATED ADVICE AND SUPPORT TO GOVERNMENT BODIES, POLICE FORCES, BORDER AND IMMIGRATION AGENCIES AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT ORGANISATIONS.
Grants received
3 grants · £886,200 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Postcode Justice Trust · £500,000
- Home Office · £386,200 (2 grants)
Most recent
- Postcode Justice Trust
- Home Office
- Home Office
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.
9 trustees on the board
- Andrew Doust since 2016
- Asif Shaikh since 2024
- Daniel Elkes since 2025
- Joseph Boateng since 2025
- Katharine Bryant since 2023
- Michelle YUE since 2024
- Mahendra Pandey since 2020
- Molly Sarah Gochman since 2016
- Shruti Chandrasekhar since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Andrew Doust since 2016
- Mahendra Pandey since 2020
- Molly Sarah Gochman since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Andrew Doust since 2016
- Asif Shaikh since 2024
- Daniel Elkes since 2025
- Joseph Boateng since 2025
- Katharine Bryant since 2023
- Michelle YUE since 2024
- Mahendra Pandey since 2020
- Molly Sarah Gochman since 2016
- Shruti Chandrasekhar since 2024
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
0.2 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1158838
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 06/03/2014AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 25/09/2014AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17 AUG 2017
- Companies House
- Company number 08926428 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02037772200 · info@freedomfund.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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