Key findings

• An organised anti-rights movement targeting the rights of women and LGBT+ people is growing in the UK. Over 60% of the organisations mapped have emerged since 2017, the vast majority gender critical organisations.

• Out of the sample of 117 organisations mapped, 37 have spent over £144 million between 2019 and 2024, an increase of 47%.

• One in three of the organisations mapped are registered charities, this means they can apply for institutional funding and may be eligible for ‘Gift Aid’ – a scheme enabling registered charities to reclaim tax on donations.

• The biggest spenders are ultra-conservative Christian policy and advocacy organisations (£46.7 million), followed by UK branches of US groups (£43.9 million) and anti-abortion organisations (£35.8 million).

• Out of 117, 43 organisations appear to be based or headquartered outside of London. This suggests that anti-rights activity is geographically widespread and not concentrated in London. Even when actors have specific locations, they may be active beyond these on their own and/or in partnership with other actors in other locations.

• There is evidence of crisis pregnancy centres receiving funding from the government as well as the National Lottery.