THE EDEN TRUST
Registered charity 1093070 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EDEN PROJECT · also registered in Scotland as SC055586 (OSCR)
The Eden Trust aims to promote public education and research in flora, fauna & other aspects of the natural world, rebuilding connections of understanding that have faded from many people's lives. The Eden Project site tells stories that illustrate our dependence on plants and resources to develop the resilience of individuals, communities and societies to face the challenges of the 21st Century.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £3,362,000 for the year, driven by an 11.8% decline in revenue and increased payroll costs. Per the trustees' report, the organization reduced its workforce by 75 roles and incurred £690,000 in one-off redundancy costs to improve financial resilience, while unrestricted reserves stood at £6,434,000.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Trading subsidiary: Eden Project Limited, Eden Campaigns Limited, Eden Sessions Limited, Eden Project International Limited, Eden Project Wildflower Bank Limited, Eden Project Morecambe Ltd
“This is achieved through a group of companies of which the Trust is parent: Eden Project Limited, Eden Campaigns Limited, Eden Sessions Limited, Eden Project International Limited, Eden Project Wildflower Bank Limited and Eden Project Morecambe Ltd.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by PKF Francis Clark. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
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Corporate structure
EDEN PROJECT LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
- Turnover: £22.8m
- Profit before tax: £-1.7m
- Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £1.6m
- Note 16 Debtors: Amounts owed by group undertakings £3,453,000 (Group) / £2,983,000 (Company). Note 18 Creditors: Amounts due to group undertakings £2,520,000 (Group) / £4,734,000 (Company). Note 24: Eden Project Limited charged Eden Sessions Limited £143,300.
“Tax reclaims under Gift Aid Monies recovered by the Eden Trust and passed to the company.”
EDEN SESSIONS LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
- Eden Project Limited is the immediate parent, owning 50% of shares but retaining control via board voting rights.
EDEN PROJECT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
- Turnover: £1.9m
- Profit before tax: £179k
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Eden Project (matched by registered charity number).
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- KEMP, Sarah Louise — director, appointed 01/04/2026on trustee list
- BELL, Leonie Sarah — director, appointed 01/04/2026on trustee list
- HAYNES, Christopher Mark — director, appointed 18/08/2025on trustee list
- BOOTH, Edwin John — director, appointed 01/06/2024not on trustee list
- VALENTINE, Victoria — director, appointed 01/06/2024on trustee list
- LUSTY, Matthew Peregrine — director, appointed 20/05/2024on trustee list
- WATTS, Jonathan Christopher — director, appointed 20/07/2023on trustee list
- NICHIONNA, Orna — director, appointed 09/03/2023on trustee list
- NEVE, Erica Ruth — director, appointed 14/06/2022on trustee list
- FULCHER, James Robert Edward — director, appointed 14/06/2022on trustee list
- GODLEE, Fiona Nicolette, Dr — director, appointed 01/05/2020on trustee list
- BINGHAM, Tina Dawn — secretary, appointed 21/06/2012
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
12 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (12 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£623k
Reported reserves equal ~2.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (72% 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: 2.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
- Christopher Haynes
- Edwin John Booth CBE DL
- Erica Neve
- Fiona Nicolette Godlee
- James Robert Edward Fulcher
- Jonathan Christopher Watts
- Leonie Bell
- Matthew Peregrine Lusty
- Orna NiChionna
- Sarah Louise Kemp
- Victoria Valentine
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE EDEN TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £3,362,000 for the year, driven by an 11.8% decline in revenue and increased payroll costs. Per the trustees' report, the organization reduced its workforce by 75 roles and incurred £690,000 in one-off redundancy costs to improve financial resilience, while unrestricted reserves stood at £6,434,000. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by PKF Francis Clark.
Who funds THE EDEN TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE EDEN TRUST as a grant recipient include GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION, BUPA FOUNDATION, THE ELM TREE TRUST.
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