ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND UK
Registered charity 1164661 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EDF EUROPE/UK, EDF EUROPE, EDF UK, ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND EUROPE/UK, ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND, ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE FUND EUROPE/UK, ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND EUROPE, ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND LTD
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £53,196 for the year ended 30 September 2024, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £225,422. The trustees consider the future risk to income streams to be negligible due to a signed guarantee from the parent organization, EDF Inc., covering shortfalls until June 2026. Consequently, the trustees confirmed that no material uncertainty exists regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
What the accounts disclose
Employees paid over £60,000: 9
“The following number of employees received employee benefits (excluding employer pension) greater than £60,000 during the year: 2024 No. 2 £60,000 - £69,999 1 £70,000 - £79,999 3 £80,000 - £89,999 £90,000 - £99,999 £100,000 - £109,999 £110,000 - £119,999 £120,000 - £129,999 2 £130,000 - £139,999” — page 34
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by BDO LLP.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Helen Spence-Jackson — Executive Director, Europe (source)
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.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Trustees
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Austria · Belgium · Germany · Italy · Netherlands · Norway · Poland · Portugal · Spain · Sweden · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND UK financially healthy?
The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £53,196 for the year ended 30 September 2024, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £225,422. The trustees consider the future risk to income streams to be negligible due to a signed guarantee from the parent organization, EDF Inc., covering shortfalls until June 2026. Consequently, the trustees confirmed that no material uncertainty exists regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by BDO LLP.
Who funds ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND UK?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND UK as a grant recipient include AKO FOUNDATION, CLEAN AIR FUND, LEVINE FAMILY FOUNDATION, BACON FOUNDATION LTD.
Known funders
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Government & lottery funding
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