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TREE AID

Registered charity 1135156 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£11.3m
Latest spending
£12.6m
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that Tree Aid ended the year with a net expenditure of £1.3 million, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £6.2 million. The trustees report that the charity has adequate reserves and positive cashflow forecasts, confirming its ability to continue as a going concern for at least 12 months.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £100,000 - £109,999 — below the median for charities its size (£125k)
“£100,000 to 109,999 1”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“Based on the 2025/26 budget, the Group target for general reserves was £1.9 million which compared to actual general reserves of £1.8 million.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grants to subsidiary Tree Aid Burkina Faso
“From Tree Aid to Tree Aid Burkina Faso 5,797,326”
“From Tree Aid to Tree Aid Tree Aid Ghana 346,874”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grants to subsidiary Tree Aid Ghana
“From Tree Aid to Tree Aid Burkina Faso 5,797,326”
“From Tree Aid to Tree Aid Tree Aid Ghana 346,874”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Tree Aid (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£11.3m
Total spending
£12.6m
Cost of raising funds
£1.1m
Reserves (reported)
£1.8m
Employees
152

Reported reserves equal ~1.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Burkina Faso · Ethiopia · Ghana · Mali · Niger

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£11.3m£12.6m
31/03/2024£10.8m£10.6m
31/03/2023£10.8m£8.8m
31/03/2022£7.7m£7.2m
31/03/2021£7.0m£7.0m

Common questions

Is TREE AID financially healthy?

The accounts state that Tree Aid ended the year with a net expenditure of £1.3 million, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £6.2 million. The trustees report that the charity has adequate reserves and positive cashflow forecasts, confirming its ability to continue as a going concern for at least 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of TREE AID earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £100,000 - £109,999 band.

Who funds TREE AID?

Funders whose own accounts filings name TREE AID as a grant recipient include WHITAKER CHARITABLE TRUST, THE A S CHARITABLE TRUST, PAUL FOUNDATION, DELVES CHARITABLE TRUST, THE GIBBS CHARITABLE TRUSTS.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
WHITAKER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£217k
THE A S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£40k
PAUL FOUNDATIONFY2025£37k
PAUL FOUNDATIONFY2023£17k
DELVES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£17k
THE GIBBS CHARITABLE TRUSTSFY2024£16k
THE GIBBS CHARITABLE TRUSTSFY2025£15k
THE ROUGHLEY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£15k
DELVES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£15k
THE PATRICK & HELENA FROST FOUNDATIONFY2023£15k
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATIONFY2023£10k
THE BATCHWORTH TRUSTFY2025£10k
DELVES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£10k
DELVES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10k
WHITAKER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
COMMUNITY OF THE HOLY CROSSFY2024£2k
THE 3 TS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
WHITAKER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k
THE BOWER TRUSTFY2023£1k
ANSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£600
ANSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£600
ANSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£600
SELSDON BAPTIST CHURCHFY2025£542
THE 3 TS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£500
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ESHERFY2023£297
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SOUTH PETHERTON WITH THE SEAVINGTONS AND THE LAMBROOKSFY2023£250
LION WALK UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITYFY2024£200
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, WESTBURY-ON-TRYMFY2023£87
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, WESTBURY-ON-TRYMFY2022£62
SELSDON BAPTIST CHURCHFY2024£20
PAUL FOUNDATIONFY2024£0

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE NORTHWICK TRUST2£20k
DAVID & RUTH LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£1.9m
Frontline AIDS1£759k
THE TRESANTON TRUST1£731k
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED1£195k
PEGASUS1£150k
THE TOLKIEN TRUST1£145k
THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATION1£56k

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