EARTH BUILDING UK AND IRELAND LTD

Registered charity 1155507 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EARTH BUILDING UK LIMITED, EBUK

To advance education and knowledge for the public benefit, in particular but not exclusively by providing skills and knowledge on the use of earth as a building material through training, advocacy, consultancy, promoting research and disseminating the useful results of such research.

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Latest income
£114k
Latest spending
£112k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £1,336 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £57,179. The trustees have set a reserves policy target of £10,000, meaning the current reserves are above this stated goal. The financial position is described as being in good shape with the ability to project forward for at least two years.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £10,000 (held: £57k)
“The charity is looking to generate a reserve level of £10,000 going forward.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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.

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram · linkedin

Trustees · trustee networks

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

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

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£114k£112k
31/03/2024£79k£54k
31/03/2023£59k£91k
31/03/2022£79k£43k
31/03/2021£57k£39k

Common questions

Is EARTH BUILDING UK AND IRELAND LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £1,336 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £57,179. The trustees have set a reserves policy target of £10,000, meaning the current reserves are above this stated goal. The financial position is described as being in good shape with the ability to project forward for at least two years. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund12/03/2026£20kDyfi Natural Building Community
The National Lottery Heritage Fund25/04/2024£25k"Earthbound Orkney"
UK government01/04/2024£5kOnline Heritage Training: Earth Buildings
Historic Environment Scotland26/03/2024£28kOrkney Earth Materials outreach
The National Lottery Heritage Fund30/07/2018£4k"Celebrating Turf Traditions"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund24/02/2015£10k"Clayfest 2015"