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Pipal Tree

Registered charity 1159770 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHORACHORI

Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£707k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted general reserves increased to £81,604, which remains above the Trustees' target of £40,000. The charity reported a net income surplus of £21,767 for the year, driven by a significant increase in donations and fundraising income.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of projected UK operating costs (held: £82k)
“The Trustees aim to hold unrestricted funds of £40k equating to six months of projected UK operating costs” — page 20
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

What the charity says about itself (2024/25)

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

The report covers the period ending in 2024, with the title 'Impact Statement 2025' and financial data for '2024'.
“Our 2024 income and expenditure soared by 62% and 72% respectively compared to 2023.”
Specific number of saplings planted by Mithila Wildlife Trust in 2024.
“In 2024, MWT planted 5,960 saplings at two GMF forests and purchased sites for eight out of thirteen forests.”

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 31/12/2025)

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£707k
Cost of raising funds
£40k
Reserves (reported)
£45k
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~0.8 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: Nepal

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£1.2m£707k
31/12/2024£548k£526k
31/12/2023£339k£305k
31/12/2022£380k£419k
31/12/2021£372k£324k

Common questions

Is Pipal Tree financially healthy?

The accounts state that unrestricted general reserves increased to £81,604, which remains above the Trustees' target of £40,000. The charity reported a net income surplus of £21,767 for the year, driven by a significant increase in donations and fundraising income. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds Pipal Tree?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Pipal Tree as a grant recipient include THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATION, ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT, THE RAINFORD TRUST, THE HARI PRASAD SHASTRI CHARITABLE TRUST, BRITISH HUMANE ASSOCIATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATIONFY2024£25k
THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATIONFY2023£21k
ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2022£17k
THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATIONFY2025£10k
THE RAINFORD TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE HARI PRASAD SHASTRI CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
BRITISH HUMANE ASSOCIATIONFY2024£3k
THE MARY ROBERTSON TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE TULA TRUST LIMITEDFY2024£2k
R G HILLS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
THE MARY ROBERTSON TRUSTFY2023£2k
THE MARY ROBERTSON TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE BARTLETT FOUNDATIONFY2022£1k
GILCHRIST EDUCATIONAL TRUSTFY2023£1k

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£40k
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST2£6k
THE GUNTER CHARITABLE TRUST1—
THE BANISTER CHARITABLE TRUST1£742k
THE TRESANTON TRUST1£731k
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£650k
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION1£400k
Moto Foundation1£275k

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