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We’re proud that almost all of our funding comes from people across the UK, which keeps us fiercely independent. And we use every last penny to make positive change – not profits.
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Good Law Project is a non-profit company limited by guarantee (Company Registration Number 10556197). We operate under articles of association and a code of conduct that are available for everyone to read.
Our assets and funding are used for the benefit of the community. We maintain a register of strategic risks which is reviewed and updated twice a year with our board.
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Charities in the UK are bound by regulations to make sure they focus on the public benefit. These rules are often flouted, but they’re very strictly drawn around political campaigning.
Good Law Project fights to build a fairer, greener future – which is a political project. We’re set up as a non-profit company and not a charity, so we can punch up at power without one hand tied behind our back.
We have an asset lock which means any profit goes back into the organisation – not to shareholders or members. Our founder, Jo Maugham, owns the Good Law Project trademark and has licensed its use to the company for 50 years.
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The vast majority of our funding comes in regular and one-off donations from people across the UK, which keeps us fiercely independent. And we use every last penny to make positive change – not profits.
We are also grateful for support from Avaaz, Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust, Lund Trust, a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin, Necessity, 38 Degrees, and Dale Vince, CEO of Ecotricity.
We manage our finances in accordance with policies and procedures approved by our board. We aim to match our expenditure with our income while keeping a reasonable level of reserves. We publish more details of our expenditure in our latest accounts (PDF) and our annual report.
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We’re committed to treating employees and contractors fairly, balancing our responsibilities to stewarding the funds generously given by our supporters with the need to attract and retain talented staff.
We set salaries and benefits using extensive research into the market and prioritise increases for staff at the lower end of our pay scale.
Our executive director is not paid more than a backbench MP in the UK. Our highest salary is never more than three times our lowest. Our current pay ratio is 2.78.