Palestine Solidarity Campaign statistics at a glance
Palestine Solidarity Campaign entered 2025 with unusually strong organizational momentum: higher income, higher membership, a larger branch network, and stronger social-media visibility than before (PSC annual report 2024).
That growth matters because the same source also shows a campaign that was not standing still. PSC was expanding its subscriber base, increasing email call-outs, reworking fundraising, and planning year-round organizing around a four-part strategy for solidarity, campaigning, political alliances, and growth (PSC annual report 2024).
Contents
- Fast facts
- Membership and audience growth
- Fundraising and income model
- Campaigning and mobilization
- Governance and annual meeting figures
- Constitution and structural rules
- What the numbers suggest
Fast facts
The clearest headline numbers in the source set are about scale and growth:
- PSC said its subscriber base grew from 65,000 to close to 300,000 (PSC annual report 2024).
- PSC said the number of email call-outs for action grew from just below 70,000 to 275,000 (PSC annual report 2024).
- PSC said it had sent over 20 targeted fundraisers to its large supporter email list (PSC annual report 2024).
- PSC said those fundraisers raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for demonstrations and campaigns (PSC annual report 2024).
- PSC said 28 more councils made divestment commitments in the year reported at the 2026 AGM (2026 PSC AGM report).
- PSC said it took part in 9 national demonstrations in that same year (2026 PSC AGM report).
- PSC said its 2024 AGM elected 13 officers and ordinary EC members in total (PSC AGM 2024 report).
- PSC said its registered company number is 05213508 (PSC constitution and regulations page).
PSC’s own reporting frames 2025 as a year of expansion, with membership, income, branches, and visibility all described as being at their highest ever levels (PSC annual report 2024).
Membership and audience growth
The most dramatic figure in the source set is the subscriber jump from 65,000 to close to 300,000 (PSC annual report 2024).
That change is not just a communications metric. In the same report, PSC says the increase was one simple measure of growth, which suggests the subscriber base was being treated as a proxy for wider movement reach and campaign capacity (PSC annual report 2024).
Another communication metric reinforces that point. PSC said the number of email call-outs for action grew from just below 70,000 to 275,000, and it explicitly linked that increase to the expansion of direct-action communications (PSC annual report 2024).
Taken together, these figures show two related audience layers:
- a large subscriber base used for general mobilization and list growth (PSC annual report 2024)
- a smaller, action-oriented email channel used for call-outs and direct action (PSC annual report 2024)
PSC also said it would roll out always-on social media advertising to grow its email list (PSC annual report 2024). That matters because the source set suggests the group viewed digital reach as a practical organizing lever rather than just a publicity channel.
Branch network growth
PSC said it entered 2025 with its highest ever levels of branch network growth, alongside membership, income, and visibility (PSC annual report 2024).
It had also reported earlier that it formed 12 new branches in 2022, taking the total to an historic high of 74 (PSC annual report 2021).
That gives two useful snapshots:
| Reporting period | Branch figure | Source label |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 12 new branches formed | PSC annual report 2021 |
| 2022 | 74 total branches | PSC annual report 2021 |
| Entering 2025 | Highest ever branch network | PSC annual report 2024 |
The data do not give a complete year-by-year series, but they do show a clear structural pattern: PSC was not only attracting more supporters centrally, it was also extending its branch footprint.
Fundraising and income model
PSC’s 2025 planning was closely tied to financial sustainability. In its annual report, it said it would remodel its website with a key focus on income generation (PSC annual report 2024). It also said it would remodel its trade union affiliation and donation strategy, explore a new legacies offer including a free will-writing service, and deepen engagement with collections-team volunteers for fundraising opportunities (PSC annual report 2024).
Those are not isolated ideas. They fit a broader funding model built around repeated asks to an engaged supporter base. The same report says PSC sent over 20 targeted fundraisers to its large supporter email list, and that those fundraisers raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for demonstrations and campaigns (PSC annual report 2024).
That combination tells you a lot about the organization’s operating logic:
- audience growth feeds fundraising capacity (PSC annual report 2024)
- fundraising supports public mobilization (PSC annual report 2024)
- website and donation design are treated as core infrastructure, not back-office detail (PSC annual report 2024)
Year-end finances
The AGM reporting gives a second financial snapshot. PSC said income for the year to 31 August 2023 was Ł746,000, while expenditure was Ł903,000, leaving a recorded deficit of Ł157,000 (PSC AGM 2024 report).
PSC also said income had risen 13% in that year, while expenditure had risen 25% (PSC AGM 2024 report).
That produces a simple picture:
| Metric | Value | Source label |
|---|---|---|
| Income | Ł746,000 | PSC AGM 2024 report |
| Income change | +13% | PSC AGM 2024 report |
| Expenditure | Ł903,000 | PSC AGM 2024 report |
| Expenditure change | +25% | PSC AGM 2024 report |
| Recorded deficit | Ł157,000 | PSC AGM 2024 report |
| Net assets | Ł253,000 | PSC AGM 2024 report |
| Net assets before decline | Ł411,000 | PSC AGM 2024 report |
The useful reading here is not just that PSC was running at a deficit. It is that expenditure was growing faster than income in the year reported at the 2024 AGM, while the organization still described itself as having all-time-high membership and branch numbers (PSC AGM 2024 report; PSC annual report 2024).
Campaigning and mobilization
PSC’s numbers show an organization that treats mobilization as a recurring system, not a one-off event.
The annual report says its 2025 plan would focus on several core campaigns that it would sustain from year to year until won (PSC annual report 2024). It also says PSC would build a campaign calendar, create a branch forum in March, and organize around four objectives: building solidarity, strengthening campaigning, building political alliances, and organising for growth (PSC annual report 2024).
That is a useful framing because it helps explain why PSC highlights both scale metrics and action metrics. Subscriber growth, branch growth, and fundraising capacity matter because they support repeated campaigns, which in turn generate more audience growth and more fundraising opportunities.
Demonstrations and public presence
PSC said its national mobilisations enabled it to provide platforms for Palestinian speakers (PSC annual report 2024).
In the report covering the year to the 2026 AGM, PSC said it took part in 9 national demonstrations (2026 PSC AGM report).
It also said activists travelled from as far afield as the Orkney Islands to attend the 2026 AGM (2026 PSC AGM report), which is a useful qualitative sign of geographic spread even though it is not a formal headcount.
PSC further said the 2026 AGM heard from speakers including Francesca Albanese and Jeremy Corbyn MP, and included a panel discussion on kicking Israeli apartheid out of culture and sport (2026 PSC AGM report).
Policy and institutional pressure
The source set includes several numbers tied to pressure campaigns rather than membership totals.
PSC said its petition supporting action over the University of St Andrews case had more than 17,200 signatures (PSC annual report 2024).
PSC also said the campaign against the University of Leeds removal of Prof. James Dickins’ emeritus status was part of its organizing for Palestinian rights (PSC annual report 2024).
On the divestment side, PSC said 28 more councils made divestment commitments in the year reported at the 2026 AGM (2026 PSC AGM report).
That number is especially notable because it points to institutional outcomes rather than just public engagement. In a movement context, council commitments are a different kind of metric than signatures or attendance: they indicate organizational traction inside formal decision-making structures.
Governance and annual meeting figures
PSC’s AGM-related figures help define how the organization is run.
PSC said hundreds of members attended the 2024 AGM (PSC AGM 2024 report).
It also said that in 2024 its membership and branch numbers were at an all-time high, and that the AGM brought together individual members, branches, and affiliated organisations (PSC AGM 2024 report).
The meeting also had a defined governance outcome. PSC said the 2024 AGM elected 1 chair, 2 vice chairs, 1 secretary, 1 treasurer, 1 trade-union liaison officer, and 7 ordinary members unopposed, for 13 officers and ordinary EC members in total (PSC AGM 2024 report).
That can be summarized like this:
| Governance item | Figure | Source label |
|---|---|---|
| AGM attendance | Hundreds of members | PSC AGM 2024 report |
| Chair | 1 | PSC AGM 2024 report |
| Vice chairs | 2 | PSC AGM 2024 report |
| Secretary | 1 | PSC AGM 2024 report |
| Treasurer | 1 | PSC AGM 2024 report |
| Trade-union liaison officer | 1 | PSC AGM 2024 report |
| Ordinary members | 7 | PSC AGM 2024 report |
| Total officers and EC members | 13 | PSC AGM 2024 report |
PSC also said the largest ever AGM turnout was surpassed again in 2026 (2026 PSC AGM report). That is another useful clue that the organization’s internal participation base was still expanding rather than flattening.
Constitution and structural rules
The constitution-related figures are not as headline-grabbing as the growth metrics, but they show the organization’s operating rules.
PSC said its AGM quorum is 100 members or 10% of voting membership, whichever is lower (PSC constitution).
PSC said branch executive, elected officers, and other prominent branch actors must be national members of PSC (PSC constitution).
PSC said members must have three months’ membership before they can vote at an AGM or EGM (PSC constitution).
PSC said delegates from affiliated organisations with at least 100,000 members receive 3 votes (PSC constitution).
PSC said a member who resigns must do so in writing by letter or e-mail to the PSC office (PSC constitution).
PSC said unpaid annual subscriptions cause membership to cease after 6 months past the renewal date (PSC constitution).
PSC said each member’s winding-up liability is limited to Ł1 (PSC constitution).
There are also two registry details in the source set:
- PSC’s registered company number is 05213508 (PSC constitution and regulations page)
- PSC’s registered office is 27 Old Gloucester Street, London WC1N 3AX (PSC annual review page)
Those details matter because they anchor the organization’s formal identity and legal structure, which sits underneath the movement-facing figures elsewhere in the data.
What the numbers suggest
The source material points to a campaign organization that was scaling in several directions at once.
First, reach was growing. PSC said its subscriber base moved from 65,000 to close to 300,000, and its email call-outs grew from just below 70,000 to 275,000 (PSC annual report 2024).
Second, structure was expanding. PSC said its branch network was at an all-time high entering 2025, and that it had formed 12 new branches in 2022, taking the total to 74 at that point (PSC annual report 2021; PSC annual report 2024).
Third, money was becoming more central to campaign operations. PSC said it would remodel its website and donation strategy around income generation, explore legacies, and deepen volunteer fundraising opportunities, while also using targeted fundraisers that raised hundreds of thousands of pounds (PSC annual report 2024).
Fourth, institutional campaigning was producing visible outputs. PSC reported 17,200-plus petition signatures on one university case and 28 more council divestment commitments in the year to the 2026 AGM (PSC annual report 2024; 2026 PSC AGM report).
None of those figures on their own tells the whole story. But together they show the same pattern across communications, branches, finance, and public action: a campaign trying to convert audience size into organizing capacity, and organizing capacity into measurable political pressure (PSC annual report 2024; 2026 PSC AGM report).