UNITED BANK OF CARBON

Registered charity 1133285 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as UBOC

UBoC?s mission is to promote environmental sustainability by protecting the world?s forests and green spaces through socially responsible partnerships. UBoC?s prime objectives: Provide research to assess the benefits of forests; Support local and national businesses to realise the value of forests;Develop and maintain exemplar forest projects with partners;Enhance environmental education

Objects

THE OBJECTS ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO:3.1 ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OR IMPROVEMENT, IN PARTICULAR BY ADVANCING THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF THE WORLD'S RAINFORESTS;3.2 PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BY:3.2.1 PROMOTING THE PRUDENT USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES;3.2.2 ADVANCING THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES (IN PARTICULAR OF RAINFOREST COMMUNITIES);3.2.3 PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTHAND REGENERATION;3.3 ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN SUBJECTS RELATED TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE PROTECTION, ENHANCEMENT AND REHABILITATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £(37,458) for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds carried forward of £120,327. The trustees maintain a reserves policy requiring sufficient funds to disband the charity and support PhD students, noting that core costs will be reduced as necessary to uphold this policy.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Trading subsidiary: UNITED BANK OF CARBON TRADING LIMITED Companies House 06579824
• Registered company of the charity Companies House 06924700

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.

• HUNTRIDGE, Sheila — director, appointed 01/07/2020on trustee list
• HARRISON, Jennifer Rachel — director, appointed 19/01/2012on trustee list
• FORSTER, Piers Maxwell De Ferranti, Professor — director, appointed 22/09/2009on trustee list
• WILD, Jonathan — director, appointed 04/06/2009on trustee list
• HUNTRIDGE, Sheila — secretary, appointed 01/07/2020

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr JONATHAN WILDchair
• JENNIFER HARRISON
• PROFESSOR PIERS FORSTER
• Sheila Huntridge

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

Operates in: Tanzania · Throughout England · Vietnam

Income and spending

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