Debt Justice

What Debt Justice does

Debt Justice is a UK-registered charity (company limited by guarantee, charity number 1055675) and campaigning organization headquartered at Oxford House, Derbyshire Street, London. Founded in 1996 and previously operating as Jubilee Debt Campaign, the organization runs two parallel campaign streams. The first addresses UK household debt, including council tax arrears (affecting 4.4 million people and £8.3bn in total arrears), aggressive bailiff enforcement (1.7 million bailiff referrals in 2024/25), and energy debt (£4.79bn in arrears as reported by Ofgem). The second targets Global South sovereign debt, including vulture fund litigation, climate-related debt, and colonial-era illegitimate debt, building on a track record of contributing to $130bn of debt cancellation across 36 countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Recent campaign wins include UK government council tax reforms (notice period extended from 7 to 63 days; 12-month billing) and Manchester City Council's agreement to stop bailiff enforcement against 48,000 households on council tax support.

The organization's go-to-market is community-led advocacy. It uses grassroots organizing (e.g., 'Together Against Debt' groups in Greater Manchester and South London), multi-channel public campaigning (petitions, mass MP lobbies, social media on Facebook, X/Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram), email newsletters, press engagement, and coalition partnerships (with Christian Aid, Acorn the Union, New Economics Foundation, Centre for Responsible Credit, Toynbee Hall, and Research for Action). Its products are a campaign website, the Debt Data Portal for country debt statistics, and an action platform (act.debtjustice.org.uk) for petitions, MP contact tools, and donations.

Debt Justice is funded primarily through individual donations, with suggested contributions of £10, £20, £50 or custom amounts on either a one-off or monthly recurring basis. The organization does not disclose revenue, has 14 employees, and operates without a parent company, institutional investors, or subsidiaries. Revenue figures and funding rounds are not publicly disclosed in available sources, and the organization does not sell products or services in a commercial sense.

Name

Debt Justice

Legal name

Debt Justice

Website

https://debtjustice.org.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Debt Justice is a UK-registered charity (founded 1996, formerly Jubilee Debt Campaign) that campaigns on UK household debt (council tax, bailiffs, energy debt) and Global South sovereign debt issues through research, grassroots organizing, and policy advocacy, funded by individual donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Advocacy Services

NAICS

Political Organizations (813940), Public Finance Activities (921130)

SIC

International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro primary industry

Debt Relief, Restructuring & Sovereign Financing Support (BPADAOAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Emerging Markets Debt (Hard & Local Currency) (FSACABAJ)

Keywords

• Debt justice advocacy
• Sovereign debt campaigns
• Household debt relief
• Grassroots campaigning
• Debt cancellation policy

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations from individuals: Debt Justice relies on donations from individual supporters and members of the public. The website features a donation portal with options for one-off or monthly contributions at various amount levels (£10, £20, £50 or custom amounts).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Debt Justice is a UK-based campaigning charity (formerly Jubilee Debt Campaign) that advocates for debt reform and cancellation through research, community organizing, and policy campaigning. It runs two main streams: Global South campaigns addressing sovereign debt, vulture funds, climate debt, and colonial-era debt for countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America; and UK Household Debt campaigns focused on council tax arrears, energy debt, and bailiff reform. The organization builds grassroots power among people directly affected by debt to press for systemic policy change.

Product overview

Debt Justice is a campaigning charity organization (formerly Jubilee Debt Campaign) that operates primarily as an advocacy and research organization rather than a technology product company. The organization offers a website platform for campaign information and donations, a Debt Data Portal providing research and statistics on country and government debts, and a campaign action platform for activist engagement. Their work is organized around two main campaign streams: Global South campaigns (addressing international debt issues, vulture funds, climate debt, and colonialism) and Household Debt campaigns (focusing on UK council tax debt, energy debt, and bailiff reform). The organization does not operate as a software-as-a-service or technology product platform with integrated modules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Debt Data Portal An online research portal providing key statistics and analysis on the debts of countries and governments, supporting the organization's research and advocacy on sovereign debt issues.
• Campaign Action Platform An online advocacy platform enabling supporters to take actions, sign petitions, contact MPs, donate, and join the movement to end unjust debt across both UK household debt and Global South campaigns.

Quantifiable outcome

• Secured $130 billion debt cancellation for 36 countries
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Acorn the UnioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 January 2024Partnership with Acorn the Union to run a people-powered campaign to ban bailiffs. Together with Debt Justice, Acorn helped achieve a significant victory when Manchester City Council agreed to stop sending enforcement agents to 48,000 households in receipt of council tax support.
• Christian AidminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDebt Justice's Safeguarding Policy was adapted from the safeguarding policy of partner organization Christian Aid. This represents a policy development partnership.
• Centre for Responsible CreditcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint campaign with Centre for Responsible Credit and New Economics Foundation calling for a Household Debt Jubilee to release low income households from billions of 'unjust' consumer credit debt. Co-launched a parliamentary briefing on the case for household debt jubilee.
• New Economics FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the UK coalition with Centre for Responsible Credit and New Economics Foundation to tackle the UK's household debt crisis, including calls for government action on unjust household debt.
• Toynbee HallminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of the UK coalition to tackle household debt crisis alongside New Economics Foundation and Research for Action, focusing on elevating the voice of indebted people.
• Research for ActionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of the UK coalition to tackle household debt crisis, working to tackle the growing cost of household credit.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Money Advice Trust: UK charity that runs National Debtline and Business Debtline and advocates for better debt advice and consumer credit regulation. Direct peer in both service delivery and debt policy campaigning.
• New Economics Foundation: UK think tank campaigning for economic justice, including on household debt. Confirmed Debt Justice coalition partner in the UK household debt coalition; very comparable policy and campaigning model.
• Christians Against Poverty (CAP): UK charity offering free debt counselling and campaigning on poverty and debt issues. Operates a similar donation-funded charity model and works on overlapping UK household debt reform issues.
• StepChange Debt Charity: The UK's largest specialist debt advice charity, providing free debt advice and campaigning on household debt policy. Directly comparable mission to Debt Justice's UK household debt work, though StepChange focuses on advice delivery while Debt Justice focuses on systemic advocacy.
• Jubilee USA Network: US-based interfaith coalition working on sovereign debt relief and global financial reform — the international counterpart to Debt Justice's predecessor Jubilee Debt Campaign and a peer on Global South debt advocacy.
• Eurodad: European network of civil society organizations working on debt, development finance, and tax justice. Direct peer in international sovereign debt advocacy, with overlapping Global South and vulture fund campaigns.
• Acorn the Union: Community union and confirmed Debt Justice partner on the Manchester bailiff ban campaign. Runs grassroots community organizing in parallel to Debt Justice's Together Against Debt groups.
• Toynbee Hall: East London-based charity tackling poverty and disadvantage, and a confirmed Debt Justice coalition partner in the UK household debt coalition. Highly comparable as a UK anti-poverty campaigning charity.
• Centre for Responsible Credit: UK charity focused on irresponsible lending and household over-indebtedness. Co-launched the Household Debt Jubilee parliamentary briefing with Debt Justice, making it a near-direct peer on UK consumer credit advocacy.

Broad incumbents

• ActionAid: Large international anti-poverty organization with significant advocacy on debt, tax justice, and women's rights in the Global South. Wider portfolio than Debt Justice, but with overlapping sovereign-debt and climate-debt policy campaigns.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/debtjustice
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/JubileeDebt
• Facebookfacebook.com/debtjustice.org.uk
• Instagraminstagram.com/debtjustice
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/debt-justice

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

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Investments

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