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Inquest Charitable Trust
Registered charity 1046650, on the register since 23 May 1995. The 8,562nd largest charity in England and Wales by income.
From the registerYear to 31 March 2025
Income£1.2m
Spending£1.2m
Deficit£9,598
AccountsUp to date
Legal formCharitable company
Company number03054853
Years on the register31
What it says it does
INQUEST was founded in 1981 following a number of controversial deaths in police and prison custody. It is the only charitable organisation in England and Wales that provides an independent, free legal and advice service to bereaved people on inquest procedures and their rights in the Coroner's Court and the civil courts.
In the charity's own words, as filed with the Charity Commission.
Its causes
Where it works
It names no single council area: it works across England and Wales, or further.
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Its entry on the Charity Commission register · its own website
Figures are the latest the charity has reported to the Charity Commission, current to 27 September 2026. How this site works.