Palestine Solidarity Campaign income surges fivefold since Oct. 7 amid growing UK influence
Before October 7, 2023, PSC registered yearly incomes of around £600,000 to £700,000.
The Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), a UK charity, experienced an astounding surge in income after the October 7 massacre, with its funding increasing fivefold since then, according to financial filings. The organization, incorporated as a private company limited by guarantee, aims to build a mass solidarity movement supporting the Palestinian people's right to self-determination and ending Israeli occupation.
Before the massacre, PSC's yearly income ranged from £600,000 to £700,000. In the year ending 31 August 2023, PSC reported an income of £773,886 but operated with a deficit due to direct costs of campaigning totaling £789,528. However, for the financial year ending 31 August 2024, PSC's income jumped to £3,675,576, with costs for campaigning at £1,941,615, marking a 375% increase in just a year. This growth continued in the 2025 financial year, with PSC reporting an income of £3,838,259 and campaigning costs at £2,386,923.
Internal reports suggest that PSC's strategy involves maximizing pressure on MPs and holding them accountable through various means such as online actions, lobbying, leafleting, and protests at MPs' constituency offices. PSC has notably influenced UK local councils, pressuring at least 34 councils into proposing motions to divest from Israeli-linked companies since June 2024.
Moreover, PSC claims that 1,468 councilors have signed its pledge to uphold Palestinian rights and ensure councils are not complicit in supporting genocidal and apartheid policies through divestment of pension funds from such companies.
The organization's lobbying efforts have led to tangible impacts, such as Hackney's decision to de-twin with Haifa and divest its pension fund from companies involved in territorial human rights violations. Additionally, PSC has influenced the appointment of Palestinian-origin councillors, such as Kamel Hawwash, who became the first such councillor in Birmingham, and Sheila Guhadasan, who was appointed director in February 2024.
In London Borough of Harrow, PSC's influence is seen in the appointment of Liam Shrivastava as the new mayor, who previously spoke at a PSC rally advocating for Palestine.
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