Trusts and foundations
Building partnerships to support survivors and end modern slavery
Unseen is a leading anti-slavery charity working with trusts and foundations to realise our vision of a world without slavery. These partnerships are central to how we support survivors of modern slavery and drive long-term change. By collaborating with us, you’ll join a network of grant-making organisations committed to social justice, human rights, and disrupting systemic exploitation through meaningful change shaped by those with lived experience.
Our projects: impactful anti-slavery initiatives
We tackle modern slavery from every angle: supporting survivors, driving research-based advocacy, raising awareness, and preventing exploitation. Our wide reach, expertise, and integration of lived experience into our work make us a powerful partner for funders seeking lasting, systemic change in human rights.
Helpline
We operate the UK’s national Modern Slavery & Exploitation Helpline, providing support for potential victims, frontline professionals, and the public. The Helpline’s data and information plays a key role in helping the UK fight exploitation.
Frontline services
We provide support to survivors of modern slavery across south-west England. This includes safe houses, community outreach and a wellbeing café where survivors can build resilience, connect with others, and develop new skills.
Policy and research
Drawing on Helpline data and frontline insights, we conduct research and advocacy to influence UK legislation and promote systemic policy change. Our policy work supports long-term strategies to prevent exploitation.
Survivor influence
We collaborate with a group of survivor consultants – individuals with lived experience of modern slavery – to shape our research, guide our advocacy and ensure the perspectives of survivors are at the forefront of everything we do.
The impact of your funding
Your funding makes our work possible – from vital frontline services to survivor empowerment and policy change.
With your help, each year we:
- Provide guidance to over 11,000 people who contact the Modern Slavery & Exploitation Helpline
- Support around 250 survivors in south-west England as they rebuild their lives after exploitation
- Collaborate with survivor consultants to influence lasting change in the UK.
Every grant helps us drive measurable, long-term impact in the fight against modern slavery and broader systems of exploitation.
Without the help we received, we would not be where we are today and we talk about this a lot. We have all got lives now thanks to Unseen.
Why charitable trusts and foundations choose Unseen
Supporting Unseen is core to our mission of promoting ethical procurement throughout supply chains. Using the CIPS Foundation grant, Unseen can enhance their Modern Slavery & Exploitation Helpline data reporting, equipping businesses to effectively identify and tackle modern slavery in supply chains, and prevent at-risk individuals from being exploited further.
We are proud to support Unseen; together we are working to build lives free from modern slavery and exploitation.
Leading grant-making trusts and foundations seeking to fund human rights, anti-trafficking, and social justice work choose Unseen because we’re an anti-slavery charity delivering measurable results, sharing learning, and offering collaborative opportunities. We track outcomes, evaluate recovery, and ensure your grant drives tangible change.
We’re proud to be a charity working with respected funders who value our:
- Transparency & Accountability – Regular impact reporting and financial clarity
- Collaborative Approach – Open communication and opportunities to visit our Bristol HQ
- Proven Track Record – A decade of frontline delivery and systems-level influence
our impact in 2024
Read Unseen's latest impact report, including the trustees' report and financial accounts.
drive change with us
Whether you’re seeking to support a targeted anti-slavery initiative, provide unrestricted funding for social justice work, or invest in core operations that fuel our systemic impact, we’d love to hear from you.
Contact our team to explore how we can work together.
