Just Fair (ESCR in the UK)

What Just Fair (ESCR in the UK) does

Just Fair is a UK-wide civil society organization founded in 2011 (Charity number: 1141484, Company number: 07394478) that promotes and protects economic, social and cultural rights (ESCR) through research, advocacy, campaigns, and movement building. It is self-described as the only UK-wide civil society organisation focusing specifically on the human rights of everyday life — including rights to food, housing, health, education, social security, and decent work. The organization operates with a lean staff of 1-10 employees and is headquartered in the UK.

The organization's core offering is the UK ESCR Network, a collective of over 200 member organizations and individuals coordinated by Just Fair. Its portfolio includes thematic campaign resources covering each right (right to housing, health, social security, decent work, education), policy research and submissions to UN treaty bodies (notably the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights) and UK government consultations, and capacity-building tools such as the PANEL framework and Human Rights Based Approach (HRBA) Matrix. A Lived Experience Advisory Group (LEAG) centers community voices in advocacy. Just Fair has no proprietary technology platform; its deliverables are publications, toolkits, events, and coalition advocacy. It is also a member of the Lift the Ban Coalition (200+ organizations) and works with high-profile partners including Amnesty International UK, Human Rights Watch, Human Rights Consortium Scotland, and Committee on the Administration of Justice.

Just Fair's business model is that of a registered UK charity: it does not sell commercial products or services, and all information, resources, and membership are provided free of charge. Revenue is generated through charitable donations, grants, and potentially public funding, with no disclosed funding rounds, investors, or parent company. Distribution is primarily digital (website, email newsletter, Twitter/X) supplemented by network meetings every two months, standalone events and series, and direct engagement with affected communities and policy stakeholders.

Name

Just Fair (ESCR in the UK)

Legal name

Just Fair

Website

https://justfair.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Human Rights Advocacy

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (813990)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Human Rights Monitoring, Documentation & Advocacy (BPADAGAK), Safeguarding, Accountability & Compliance (ESG, Gender/GBV, Do No Harm) (BPADAEAM)

Keywords

• Human rights advocacy
• Civil society organization
• Economic social cultural rights
• Policy research advocacy
• Rights based training

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Charitable donations and grants: As a registered UK charity (Charity number: 1141484, Company number: 07394478), Just Fair operates as a non-profit organization funded primarily through charitable donations, grants, and potentially public funding.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Just Fair is a UK-wide civil society organization that works with people across the UK to secure economic, social and cultural rights — covering rights to food, housing, health, education, social security and decent work — through research, advocacy, campaigns, training, and movement building. It operates the UK ESCR Network (a collective of over 200 member organizations and individuals), develops Human Rights-Based Approach frameworks (PANEL, HRBA Matrix, AAAQ), runs thematic rights campaigns, and submits evidence to UN treaty bodies and the UK Government.

Product overview

Just Fair is a UK-wide civil society organization focused on securing economic, social, and cultural rights. The organization operates as a unified advocacy body offering multiple interconnected products and services: the UK ESCR Network (a membership collective of over 200 organizations), human rights-based approach frameworks and training (including the PANEL framework and HRBA Matrix), thematic campaign resources covering rights to health, social security, decent work, education, and housing, plus policy research and UN submissions. The portfolio centers on advocacy, education, and capacity-building rather than technology products.

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Brands

• UK ESCR Network: The UK Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Network is a collective of over 200 organisations and individuals committed to the promotion and protection of economic, social and cultural rights without discrimination in the UK.

Products and services

• UK ESCR Network A collective of over 200 organizations and individuals committed to the promotion and protection of economic, social and cultural rights across the UK. It facilitates information sharing, collaborative campaigns, and shared advocacy efforts among member NGOs, charities, researchers, academics, and campaign groups.
• Human Rights-Based Approach Resources and Training Frameworks, toolkits, and training materials that help civil society organizations adopt a human rights-based approach in their work. Includes the PANEL framework and HRBA Matrix. Provided free to organizations and individuals seeking to embed rights principles in policy and service delivery.
• Right to Health Campaign Campaign resources, reports, toolkits, and AAAQ/PANEL frameworks for civil society organizations to advocate for the right to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health in the UK.
• Right to Social Security Campaign Campaign urging the UK Government to ensure all people can enjoy the right to social security, including ending the No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) condition and the two-child limit policy.
• Right to Decent Work Campaign Campaign focused on workers' rights and trade union rights, advocating for decent work conditions, fair wages, safe workplaces, protection from discrimination, and the right to work for asylum seekers (via the Lift the Ban Coalition).
• Right to Education Advocacy Campaign advocating for universal access to quality education, addressing barriers to learning and opportunity across the UK, and calling for the right to education to be protected in law.
• Right to Housing Campaign Campaign calling on the UK Government to provide security of tenure, adequate living conditions, affordable housing, and to end no-fault evictions, forced evictions and homelessness.
• Research and Policy Submissions Written evidence, consultation responses, and submissions to UN treaty bodies (including the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and Universal Periodic Review) and the UK Government on human rights issues.

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UK ESCR Network Steering Group MemberscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJust Fair chairs and supports the UK ESCR Network with a Steering Group comprising leading UK human rights organizations including Amnesty International UK, Human Rights Watch, Human Rights Consortium Scotland (230 civil society members), Human Rights Consortium Cymru, Committee on the Administration of Justice, René Cassin, Participation and the Practice of Rights, Equality Network, and Campaign for Freedom of Information Scotland. The Network includes over 200 member organizations and individuals.
• Lift the Ban CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJust Fair is part of the Lift the Ban Coalition, a group of over 200 non-profit organizations, think tanks, businesses, trade unions and faith groups calling on the UK Government to give people seeking asylum the right to work. This is a coalition focused on policy advocacy for the right to work.
• Lift the Ban Coalition MemberscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Lift the Ban Coalition includes over 200 non-profit organizations, think tanks, businesses, trade unions and faith groups united to advocate for asylum seekers' right to work.
• Human Rights WatchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHuman Rights Watch is represented on the UK ESCR Network Steering Group by Kartik Raj, Senior Researcher in the Europe and Central Asia Division focusing on human rights dimensions of poverty and inequality in the region.
• Amnesty International UKcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmnesty International UK is represented on the UK ESCR Network Steering Group. As a global movement of over ten million people, it is the world's largest grassroots human rights organization.
• Human Rights Consortium ScotlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerScotland's civil society human rights network with 230 civil society/NGO members and 250 individual members, dedicated to promoting and protecting human rights and advocating for incorporation of international human rights standards into Scottish law.
• Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAn independent, non-governmental human rights organization based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, that promotes justice and protects rights. CAJ coordinates the Equality Coalition, an umbrella group of over 100 organizations advancing equality in Northern Ireland.
• Unfold (Westminster community organization)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJust Fair worked with Unfold to adopt a human rights-based approach grounded in PANEL principles. Unfold formally embedded advisory bodies (Youth Advisory Council and Women's Advisory Council) into their constitution, with training in human rights provided to members.
• 1ForEqualityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJust Fair joined with other 1ForEquality members to organize an information session on the UK Government's Equality law call for evidence in April 2025.

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Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/JustFairUK?lang=en
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/just-fair-escr-in-the-uk

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