Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 15

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +15

Overall GiG Score: 17

JUSTRIGHT SCOTLAND

Mission:

We use the law to defend and extend people’s rights

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending since inception
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Established: 7 years

www.justrightscotland.org.uk

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Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/03/19	31/03/20	31/03/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Charitable activities	£264,146		£794,619
Donations & Legacies		£537,855	£801		£1,260,680
Other Income		£27,727	£58,952
Investment Income		£290	£400		£479
Total income	£264,706	£644,024	£854,772	£927,338	£1,484,340
Charitable activities spending	£171,787	£607,443	£682,517		£1,459,832
Fundraising costs
Other spending
Total spending	£171,787	£607,443	£682,517	£944,933	£1,459,832
Surplus/deficit	£92,919	£36,581	£172,255	-£17,595	£24,508

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

Purposes

The advancement of education
The advancement of citizenship or community development
The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation','the promotion of equality and diversity','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Where it operates

Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: Glasgow City

Who it helps

No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Esmee Fairbairn	£363,000
Paul Hamlyn Foundation	£299,500
The Legal Education Foundation	£267,192
Justice Together Initiative	£200,000
Unbound Philanthropy	£175,000
Access to Justice Foundation	£146,400
Joseph Rowntree Foundation	£126,000
Foundation Scotland	£64,880

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to JustRight Scotland
£300,000	09/11/2023	Towards unrestricted core costs to defend and extend the rights of marginalised communities in Scotland
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to JustRight Scotland
£3,000	30/01/2023	Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Influencing migration policy in Scotland
£19,500	18/01/2023	JustRight Scotland (JRS) is a charitable group of human rights lawyers based in Scotland working towards a new model of collaborative social justice. They work in partnership with like-minded ....more JustRight Scotland (JRS) is a charitable group of human rights lawyers based in Scotland working towards a new model of collaborative social justice. They work in partnership with like-minded organisations who share a vision of a fairer and more equal Scotland. This grant underpins JRS’s policy and influencing work on migration in Scotland. It will increase their capacity to provide legal representation and challenges; support their JustCitizens group to grow its influence; provide strategic guidance, legal opinion and evidence to influence devolved legislation; and strengthen relationships with grassroots groups and providing legal expertise and analysis to campaigns.
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to JustRight Scotland
£20,000	21/04/2022	An unrestricted grant of £20,000 (This grant is renewable - year 1 of up to 3 years). JustRight Scotland provide legal advice and undertake strategic policy work and litigation covering immigration, ....more An unrestricted grant of £20,000 (This grant is renewable - year 1 of up to 3 years). JustRight Scotland provide legal advice and undertake strategic policy work and litigation covering immigration, gender-based violence and women’s rights, family and community care law and civil law.
Foundation Scotland - Scottish Anti-Trafficking and Exploitation Centre (SATEC)
£30,000	15/03/2022	To contribute to core costs (existing salary and rent costs of SATEC) to deliver specialist legal advice to victims of human trafficking and/or exploitation.
The Legal Education Foundation - JustRight Scotland leadership and development
£180,000	10/11/2021	Sustaining and developing collaborative and inclusive models and partnerships between legal and non-legal organisations across the justice sector in ongoing and emerging areas of legal need in ....more Sustaining and developing collaborative and inclusive models and partnerships between legal and non-legal organisations across the justice sector in ongoing and emerging areas of legal need in Scotland.
Access to Justice Foundation - Joint Initiative Flexible COVID-19 Grant
£40,000	06/08/2021	A flexible grant as part of wave 2 of the Community Justice Fund. A pooled fund to support the specialist legal welfare advice sector in its response to COVID19
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to JustRight Scotland
£60,000	05/08/2021 24	Towards project costs to influence how children and young people with irregular immigration status are supported in the Scottish care system, based on the views of young people with lived experience.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Influencing migration policy in Scotland
£260,000	19/07/2021	JustRight Scotland (JRS) is a charitable group of human rights lawyers based in Scotland working towards a new model of collaborative social justice. They work in partnership with like-minded ....more JustRight Scotland (JRS) is a charitable group of human rights lawyers based in Scotland working towards a new model of collaborative social justice. They work in partnership with like-minded organisations who share a vision of a fairer and more equal Scotland. This grant underpins JRS’s policy and influencing work on migration in Scotland. It will increase their capacity to provide legal representation and challenges; support their JustCitizens group to grow its influence; provide strategic guidance, legal opinion and evidence to influence devolved legislation; and strengthen relationships with grassroots groups and providing legal expertise and analysis to campaigns.
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to JustRight Scotland
£20,000	22/04/2021	An unrestricted grant of £20,000. JustRight Scotland provide legal advice and representation in the areas of immigration, asylum and EU law, gender-based violence and women’s rights, family and ....more An unrestricted grant of £20,000. JustRight Scotland provide legal advice and representation in the areas of immigration, asylum and EU law, gender-based violence and women’s rights, family and community care law, civil claims, and rights of trafficking survivors.
Justice Together Initiative - Increasing legal advice collaboration in Scotland
£200,000	20/04/2021	A grant to increase and strengthen capacity to deliver legal advice through existing collaborations and develop new collaborations and referral pathways. It also supports developing models of advice ....more A grant to increase and strengthen capacity to deliver legal advice through existing collaborations and develop new collaborations and referral pathways. It also supports developing models of advice and enabling policy and influencing work id led by front-line data and lived experience.
The Legal Education Foundation - JFF Host 2021
£87,192	24/03/2021	A grant to JustRight Scotland (JRS) to fund one Justice First Fellowship as part of cohort 8. Co-funded by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to JustRight Scotland
£126,000	28/11/2020 36	Policy and communications capacity
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£30,000	12/08/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to JustRight Scotland
£30,000	12/08/2020	to contribute towards the staffing and running costs of the Scottish Anti-Trafficking and Exploitation Centre (SATEC), JustRight Scotland?s (JS) specialist trauma and gender informed legal services ....more to contribute towards the staffing and running costs of the Scottish Anti-Trafficking and Exploitation Centre (SATEC), JustRight Scotland?s (JS) specialist trauma and gender informed legal services for survivors of trafficking and exploitation and the dev
Access to Justice Foundation - Joint Initiative Flexible COVID-19 Grant
£106,400	15/06/2020	A flexible grant as part of wave 1 of the Community Justice Fund. A pooled fund to support the specialist legal welfare advice sector in its response to COVID19
Foundation Scotland - Grant to JustRight Scotland
£4,880	24/04/2020	To purchase 4 lap tops and an additional 2 licences for Lawware case management system to be able to equip their legal intern volunteers with secure access to casework to enable them to continue to ....more To purchase 4 lap tops and an additional 2 licences for Lawware case management system to be able to equip their legal intern volunteers with secure access to casework to enable them to continue to support delivery of their services at this time.
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to JustRight Scotland
£20,000	23/04/2020	An unrestricted grant of £20,000. JustRight Scotland provides legal advice and representation in the areas of immigration, asylum and EU law, gender-based violence and women?s rights, family and ....more An unrestricted grant of £20,000. JustRight Scotland provides legal advice and representation in the areas of immigration, asylum and EU law, gender-based violence and women?s rights, family and community care law, civil claims and rights of trafficking survivors.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - COVID19 Emergency Funding
£20,000	01/04/2020 3	Support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by COVID19.
Unbound Philanthropy - Grant to JustRight Scotland
£175,000	23/07/2019 36	For support of projects focusing on assisting migrants and refugees in Scotland to inform and influence the thinking and practice required to improve the UK immigration system
The Baring Foundation - Grant to JustRight Scotland
£99,000	11/03/2019	The Scottish Public Interest Law Centre will ensure that the law and human rights based approaches are seen as tools for social change by employing a senior solicitor to provide direct legal advice ....more The Scottish Public Interest Law Centre will ensure that the law and human rights based approaches are seen as tools for social change by employing a senior solicitor to provide direct legal advice in areas of: disability law and transgender justice.
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to JustRight Scotland
£15,000	24/01/2019	£15,000 towards core costs. JustRight Scotland consists of human rights lawyers who aim to identify gaps in law and the provision of legal service, offering legal solutions and tackling complex ....more £15,000 towards core costs. JustRight Scotland consists of human rights lawyers who aim to identify gaps in law and the provision of legal service, offering legal solutions and tackling complex casework and strategic litigation. It runs the Scottish Refugee and Migrant Centre, Scottish Women's Rights Centre, Scottish Anti-Trafficking and Exploitation Centre and a think tank hub which aims to influence policy and research.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Rethinking Citizenship in Scotland: Brexit and Challenges of Future Migration
£130,000	01/10/2018 24	JustRight Scotland is a charitable group of human rights lawyers based in Scotland working towards a new model of collaborative social justice. Through this grant, JustRight Scotland will build a ....more JustRight Scotland is a charitable group of human rights lawyers based in Scotland working towards a new model of collaborative social justice. Through this grant, JustRight Scotland will build a legal advice, policy and research hub, bringing together migration expertise and analysis to inform individuals, organisations and policymakers during the Brexit transition.
Unbound Philanthropy - Grant to JustRight Scotland
£100,000	12/07/2017 24	For support of projects focusing on refugee family reunion and undocumented youth in Scotland

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How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 11/10/2017, number: SC047818

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

Room 1, 1st Floor, Libertas House, 39 St. Vincent Place, Glasgow, G1 2ER

Objectives

The organisation’s purposes are: 4.1 the relief of those in need, by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, in particular, those who face barriers accessing justice, or in the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within society, for reasons that relate to inequality, discrimination and human rights abuses (the “Target Groups”). 4.2 the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation within the Target Groups. 4.3 the promotion of equality and diversity within the Target Groups. 4.4 the advancement of citizenship or community development within the Target Groups. and 4.5 the advancement of education, in particular through, but not limited to providing specialist legal advice and representation, widening access to early legal advice through helplines, surgeries and advocacy, increasing capacity in civil society by providing second-tier advice and legal consultancy to other third sector organisations, raising awareness of human rights through public legal education, professional training, and publication of free digital resources, and contributing to policy and research at a local, national and international level.

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