COOL EARTH ACTION

Registered charity 1117978 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provides grant funding to rainforest communities to support their work in protecting at-risk forest and ensure their voice is heard in agreements that affect the future of rainforest.Promotes a greater understanding of the role that forest communities play in keeping rainforest ecosystems intact and the role that rainforests play in supporting life across the planet.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£3.9m

Latest spending

£3.8m

Registered

2007

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that free unrestricted reserves stood at £5,830,318, which is above the stated policy requirement to cover partnership funding commitments. The charity reported a net income surplus of £14,615 for the year, having spent £3.84 million against £3.85 million in incoming resources.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £110,001 - £120,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £70k)

“During the year, one employee earned total emoluments in the range £110,000 to £120,000” — page 37

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Fundraising cost ratio: 14.7% of fundraised income, as disclosed

“For every £1 we spent on fundraising, we raised £6.80” — page 16

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The charitable company is fundamentally dependent upon the continuing financial support of sponsors, supporters and other key funders to remain a going concern.” — page 29

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Recovery of funds from retired subsidiary

“During the 2023/24 financial year a company under common control of Cool Earth was retired from the Register of Companies whilst still carrying a cash balance. The amount of £2,224,071 was retrieved from the Treasury Solicitor at the start of the 2024/25 financial year and returned to reserves.” — page 44

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by RRL LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Cool Earth (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Dr. Hannah Peck — Deputy Director (source)

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Funders the charity credits

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

Brother International Europe — “"Brother has supported the people living in the Amazon and New Guinea rainforests for over 15 years. Trees are being protected, real action …” (source page)
Buyagift — “"Cool Earth is the perfect charity partner. It reflects that love for the environment by ensuring we are contributing to a cause that addres…” (source page)
Higson — “"People and planet are at the heart of every decision we make. By supporting Cool Earth we demonstrate our commitment to empowering people a…” (source page)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/01/2026)

Total income

£3.9m

Total spending

£3.8m

Cost of raising funds

£570k

Reserves (reported)

£5.8m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~18.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (96% 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: 14.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Anthony Juniper
Baron John Selwyn Deben
Charles Henry Mark Ellingham
Gillian Burke
JOHAN ELIASCH
Lucy Erickson

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

Operates in: Cameroon · Papua New Guinea · Peru

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/01/2026	£3.9m	£3.8m
31/01/2025	£4.8m	£3.9m
31/01/2024	£4.9m	£4.4m
31/01/2023	£6.1m	£6.0m
31/01/2022	£3.9m	£3.1m

Common questions

Is COOL EARTH ACTION financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that free unrestricted reserves stood at £5,830,318, which is above the stated policy requirement to cover partnership funding commitments. The charity reported a net income surplus of £14,615 for the year, having spent £3.84 million against £3.85 million in incoming resources. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by RRL LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of COOL EARTH ACTION earn?

Per its FY2026 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £110,001 - £120,000 band.

Who funds COOL EARTH ACTION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name COOL EARTH ACTION as a grant recipient include Flat Iron Trust, CHK Foundation, SWIRE 2765, THE SALISBURY POOL CHARITY COMPRISING THE FIRST MOIETY ESTABLISHED BY CLAUSE 2 OF THE DEED OF DECLARATION DATED 23RD MARCH 1976, SSP FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
Flat Iron Trust	FY2025	£148k
CHK Foundation	FY2024	£60k
SWIRE 2765	FY2023	£20k
SWIRE 2765	FY2024	£2k
THE SALISBURY POOL CHARITY COMPRISING THE FIRST MOIETY ESTABLISHED BY CLAUSE 2 OF THE DEED OF DECLARATION DATED 23RD MARCH 1976	FY2025	£1k	Environmental protection
SSP FOUNDATION	FY2024	£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Postcode Lottery	25/02/2025	£400k	Regular Grant 2025
Postcode Lottery	01/12/2023	£400k	Regular Grant 2024
Postcode Lottery	07/02/2023	£300k	Special Award 2022 - Year 2
Postcode Lottery	10/02/2022	£300k	Special Award 2022

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE OAKDALE TRUST	2	£4k
JACOBS FUTURA FOUNDATION	1	£827k
The Global Returns Project Limited	1	£684k
THE NATURE RECOVERY PROJECT	1	£309k
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT	1	£188k
SYNCHRONICITY EARTH	1	£183k
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION	1	£155k
THE EQ FOUNDATION	1	£82k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RAINFOREST TRUST UK.

RAINFOREST TRUST UK income £2.7m
FOREST PEOPLES PROGRAMME income £9.6m
Rainforest Foundation UK income £2.6m
BORNEO NATURE FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL income £713k
RAINFOREST CONCERN income £1.1m
ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION FUND income £32.3m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
COOL EARTH ACTION	£3.9m	£110,001 - £120,000	—	unclear	14.7%	noted
RAINFOREST TRUST UK FY2024	£2.7m	£60,001 - £70,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
FOREST PEOPLES PROGRAMME FY2025	£9.6m	—	—	unclear	—	noted
Rainforest Foundation UK FY2025	£2.6m	£70,000 - £79,999	1	unclear	—	no doubt
BORNEO NATURE FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL FY2023	£713k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
RAINFOREST CONCERN FY2024	£1.1m	—	—	above	—	no doubt

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