FOREST PEOPLES PROGRAMME

Registered charity 1082158 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FOREST PEOPLES PROJECT, FPP

Latest income

£9.6m

Latest spending

£7.4m

Registered

2000

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£9.6m

Total spending

£7.4m

Cost of raising funds

£88k

Reserves (reported)

£1.3m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~2.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Sarah Robertschair · trustee of 2 other charities
Aslak Holmberg
Carol Kalafatic
Dr MICHEL PIMBERT
Kevin Currey
Maria Josee Artist
Patricia Borraz Fernandez
Peter Kitelo Chongeywo
Rev SEAMUS FINN
Richard Williams
Robeliza Halip

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

Operates in: Antigua And Barbuda · Bangladesh · Brazil · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Colombia · Congo · Congo (Democratic Republic) · Costa Rica · Guyana · Indonesia · Kenya

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£9.6m	£7.4m
31/12/2024	£7.3m	£7.2m
31/12/2023	£8.2m	£6.9m
31/12/2022	£5.4m	£4.6m
31/12/2021	£5.3m	£3.8m

Common questions

Who funds FOREST PEOPLES PROGRAMME?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FOREST PEOPLES PROGRAMME as a grant recipient include INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT, THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED, THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION, THE NORTHWICK TRUST, CHK Foundation.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT	FY2025	£188k
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED	FY2024	£70k
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION	FY2024	£50k
THE NORTHWICK TRUST	FY2023	£30k
CHK Foundation	FY2024	£10k
THE NORTHWICK TRUST	FY2024	£5k
HARMONY WITH NATURE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£5k
HARMONY WITH NATURE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£5k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
ARCADIA	—	£1.4m	Support for the Environmental Governance Programme