THE GREEN ALLIANCE TRUST

Registered charity 1045395 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GREEN ALLIANCE

Green Alliance is an independent think tank and charity focused on ambitious leadership for the environment. The combination of our research, policy and analytical expertise gives us the credibility to lead political engagement. Working in alliance with a wide range of senior voices across sectors helps us to amplify impact.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £184k for the year, with total funds increasing to £2.22m. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £540k represent 15.2% of target income, marginally above the stated reserves policy target of 15%. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties related to going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Samworth Foundation — “The Samworth Foundation is proud to support Green Alliance’s work shaping the UK environmental agenda, which consistently delivers real impa…” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~1.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (84% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 7.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Laura Sandys CBE FEIchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Benet Northcote · trustee of 1 other charity
• Bernard Graham Watts DChA
• Colin Andrew Church · trustee of 4 other charities
• Dhara Vyas
• Dr Craig Lindsay Bennett
• Jane Elizabeth Reeves
• Martin Clive Harper
• Professor Anusha Shah
• Rita Clifton CBE · trustee of 1 other charity
• Saima Rasool
• Ulamen Ehizogie Verre

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ALA GREEN CHARITABLE TRUST.

• THE ALA GREEN CHARITABLE TRUST income £586k
• GREENPEACE ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST income £13.4m
• ADVOCACY ALLIANCE income £184k
• ALLIANCE PUBLISHING TRUST income £750k
• THE GREEN ROOM CHARITABLE TRUST income £32k
• RE-ALLIANCE income £166k

Side by side with its peers

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.