THE POVERTY AND ENVIRONMENT TRUST

Registered charity 1091698 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We focused on the Sustainable Communities Act. This involves policies to combat the joint problems of poverty and environmental decline; and sets up a mechanism whereby those policies will be driven by local communities. We also made grants for the promotion of the Act.We funded an investigation into the social and environmental effects of energy policy.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£74k

Latest spending

£76k

Registered

2002

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a small deficit of £2,511 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reducing its total net assets from £55,216 to £52,705. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves are minimal at £423, while restricted funds stand at £52,282. The trustees consider that the reserves are at present sufficient for the charity's purposes.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants from other charities (82% of income)

“Grants from other charities - 60,665” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

MARTYN WILLIAMSchair
Philip Barritt
Syed Ahmed OBE
Tanya Kenny

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£74k	£76k
31/03/2024	£178k	£150k
31/03/2023	£143k	£129k
31/03/2022	£100k	£124k
31/03/2021	£101k	£105k

Common questions

Is THE POVERTY AND ENVIRONMENT TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a small deficit of £2,511 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reducing its total net assets from £55,216 to £52,705. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves are minimal at £423, while restricted funds stand at £52,282. The trustees consider that the reserves are at present sufficient for the charity's purposes. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE POVERTY AND ENVIRONMENT TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE POVERTY AND ENVIRONMENT TRUST as a grant recipient include THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST, TRUST FOR LONDON, THE FUNDING NETWORK.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£50k	The Community Energy Revolution
TRUST FOR LONDON	FY2023	£40k	Funding staff time and resources to continue PET’s extensive, London-wide public engagement and advocacy work
THE FUNDING NETWORK	FY2023	£21k
THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2021	£20k	Community Energy Revolution
THE FUNDING NETWORK	FY2024	£18k