Rainforest Foundation UK

Registered charity 1138287 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE RAINFOREST FOUNDATION (UK)

Latest income
£2.9m
Latest spending
£2.8m
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £379,951, which is above the charity's stated policy target of £325,000. The trustees and auditors confirm the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue operations.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,000 - £79,999 — below the median for charities its size (£76k)
One of the employees received employee benefits (excluding both employer's NIC and pension contributions) between £70,000 - £79,999 during the year. — page 23
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
One of the employees received employee benefits (excluding both employer's NIC and pension contributions) between £70,000 - £79,999 during the year. — page 23
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: J M Cluff received £1,200 for safeguarding consultancy services.
During the year one of the trustees, J M Cluff was paid a sum of £1,200 for safeguarding consultancy services provided to the charity. — page 27
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Related party transaction
During the year one of the trustees, J M Cluff was paid a sum of £1,200 for safeguarding consultancy services provided to the charity. — page 27
Donations of £55,832 were received during the year (2022: £55,889).
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Related party transaction
During the year one of the trustees, J M Cluff was paid a sum of £1,200 for safeguarding consultancy services provided to the charity. — page 27
Donations of £55,832 were received during the year (2022: £55,889).
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Goldwins Limited.

What the charity says about itself (2025)

From its own voluntary annual review / impact report— the charity’s account of its work, distinct from the statutory accounts analysed above.

Specific number of Community Forests (CFCLs) and management plans approved in the DRC.
By the end of 2025, we directly supported 17 CFCLs in the sustainable management of 170,000 hectares of forest and the approval of 15 Simple Management Plans.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Rainforest Foundation UK (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

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).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£2.9m
Total spending
£2.8m
Cost of raising funds
£101k
Reserves (reported)
£459k
Employees
22

Reported reserves equal ~2.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Cameroon · Central African Republic · Congo · Congo (Democratic Republic) · Gabon · Ghana · Peru

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£2.9m£2.8m
31/12/2023£2.8m£2.6m
31/12/2022£3.0m£2.5m
31/12/2021£2.0m£2.0m
31/12/2020£1.9m£1.8m

Common questions

Is Rainforest Foundation UK financially healthy?

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £379,951, which is above the charity's stated policy target of £325,000. The trustees and auditors confirm the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue operations. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Goldwins Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of Rainforest Foundation UK earn?

Per its FY2023 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,000 - £79,999 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds Rainforest Foundation UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Rainforest Foundation UK as a grant recipient include SYNCHRONICITY EARTH, SWIRE 2765, THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION, SPEARS-STUTZ CHARITABLE TRUST, THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST.

Known funders

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

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.

Charities like this

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