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ECOLOGICAL CONTINUITY TRUST

Registered charity 1126122 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£157k
Latest spending
£145k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity had total funds of £65,895 at the end of the year, comprising £46,610 in unrestricted funds and £19,285 in restricted funds. The charity reported a net income surplus of £12,523 for the year, with total income of £157,340 against expenditure of £144,817. The trustees note that unrestricted funds are currently larger than the desired three-month operating reserve policy target.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3 months operating reserve (held: £47k)
“The Trustees have agreed a policy that 3 months operating reserve is desirable.” — page 14
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Stewart Clarke is a trustee of British Ecological Society, which gives grants to ECT.
“Stewart Clarke is a trustee of British Ecological Society, which gives grants to ECT. Carly Stevens is an employee of Lancaster University which has received grants from ECT. No trustee, their family, or any organisation they are associated with has benefitted financially from the ECT.” — page 24
“Stewart Clarke is a trustee of British Ecological Society, which gives grants to ECT. Carly Stevens is an employee of Lancaster University which has received grants from ECT. No trustee, their family, or any organisation they are associated with has benefitted financially from the ECT.” — page 24
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Carly Stevens is an employee of Lancaster University which has received grants from ECT.
“Stewart Clarke is a trustee of British Ecological Society, which gives grants to ECT. Carly Stevens is an employee of Lancaster University which has received grants from ECT. No trustee, their family, or any organisation they are associated with has benefitted financially from the ECT.” — page 24
“Stewart Clarke is a trustee of British Ecological Society, which gives grants to ECT. Carly Stevens is an employee of Lancaster University which has received grants from ECT. No trustee, their family, or any organisation they are associated with has benefitted financially from the ECT.” — page 24
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Corporate structure

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Ireland · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£157k£145k
31/12/2023£83k£110k
31/12/2022£89k£98k
31/12/2021£46k£76k
31/12/2020£154k£88k

Common questions

Is ECOLOGICAL CONTINUITY TRUST financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity had total funds of £65,895 at the end of the year, comprising £46,610 in unrestricted funds and £19,285 in restricted funds. The charity reported a net income surplus of £12,523 for the year, with total income of £157,340 against expenditure of £144,817. The trustees note that unrestricted funds are currently larger than the desired three-month operating reserve policy target. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ECOLOGICAL CONTINUITY TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ECOLOGICAL CONTINUITY TRUST as a grant recipient include ASPEN TRUST, THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATION, CALISEN IMPACT CHARITABLE TRUST, THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUST, THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUST.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
ASPEN TRUSTFY2023£35k
ASPEN TRUSTFY2023£35k
ASPEN TRUSTFY2023£35k
THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATIONFY2024£7k
CALISEN IMPACT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATIONFY2022£2k
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£500
THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£500
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£500

Funders of similar charities

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FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
The Brindle Foundation2£550k
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THE LEACH FOURTEENTH TRUST2£11k
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST1£1.0m
ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION FUND1£500k
THE BANISTER CHARITABLE TRUST1£379k
THIRTY PERCY FOUNDATION1£220k
THE CONSTANCE TRAVIS CHARITABLE TRUST1£130k

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