THE TRUELL CONSERVATION FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1147994 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity has 3 major areas which it focuses it's objectives. These are the conservation of precious ecosystems around the world, namely the United Kingdom and the Galapagos Islands. Educational support through the use of bursaries to children of veterans of his Majesty's Armed Forces and finally harnessing the power of capital to make a positive impact by innovation and technology.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£0
Latest spending
£10.1m
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted funds of £79,045,413, representing a significant increase from the previous year's £51,025,122. The trustees confirm that the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, citing the charity's positive balance sheet and total funds as justification for this assessment.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Loan notes 2056
“PSF Capital Reserve LP - £9,285,035 (2023: £NIL)” — page 19
“Advanced Cables Plc - £343,354 (2023: £NIL)” — page 19
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loan notes 2030
“PSF Capital Reserve LP - £9,285,035 (2023: £NIL)” — page 19
“Advanced Cables Plc - £343,354 (2023: £NIL)” — page 19
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Due to DC GP
“PSF Capital Reserve LP - £9,285,035 (2023: £NIL)” — page 19
“Advanced Cables Plc - £343,354 (2023: £NIL)” — page 19
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Other debtors
“PSF Capital Reserve LP - £9,285,035 (2023: £NIL)” — page 19
“Advanced Cables Plc - £343,354 (2023: £NIL)” — page 19
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Other debtors
“PSF Capital Reserve LP - £9,285,035 (2023: £NIL)” — page 19
“Advanced Cables Plc - £343,354 (2023: £NIL)” — page 19
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by CBHC (Audit) Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold); recorded price paid £2.6m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Electoral Commission register entries

Entries on the Electoral Commission’s public register where this charity (or its company) appears as the source — typically sponsorship of an APPG or an overseas visit provided to an MP, which charities may lawfully do. Shown with the Commission’s own reference; this is a transparency record, not an allegation.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Total income
£2.2m
Total spending
£518k
Cost of raising funds
£445k
Reserves (reported)
£79.0m
Employees
0

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (93% 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: 20.4% of total income.

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Belize · Ecuador · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£0£10.1m
31/03/2024£2.2m£518k
31/03/2023£811k£258k
31/03/2022£4.4m£2.6m
31/03/2021£2.4m£282k

Common questions

Is THE TRUELL CONSERVATION FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted funds of £79,045,413, representing a significant increase from the previous year's £51,025,122. The trustees confirm that the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, citing the charity's positive balance sheet and total funds as justification for this assessment. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by CBHC (Audit) Limited.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TRUEMART LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE TRUELL CONSERVATION FOUNDATION£0—0unclear—no doubt
TRUEMART LIMITED FY2025£133k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ENERGY SAVING TRUST FOUNDATION FY2026£211k£60,001 - £70,000—no_policy—no doubt
GALAPAGOS CONSERVATION TRUST FY2025£2.1m£70,000 - £79,9991within—no doubt
UK OVERSEAS TERRITORIES CONSERVATION FORUM FY2025£577k—0below—no doubt
TARA GETTY FOUNDATION FY2024£1.2m—0above—no doubt

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