RAINFOREST TRUST UK

Registered charity 1169111 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE RAINFOREST TRUST

Latest income
£2.7m
Latest spending
£2.7m
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £192,077 were held at year-end, which is equivalent to seven months of current operating costs and is in line with the charity's reserves policy of holding 6-9 months' costs. The charity reported a 70% increase in income to £2,198,657 and maintained a fundraising cost ratio of 7%, well below its 10% target.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between 6-9 months’ current operating costs (held: £192k)
The current Reserves Policy allows the charity to hold the equivalent of between 6-9 months’ current operating costs.
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Goldwins Limited.

What the charity says about itself (2024)

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

The report states that in 2024, the global total of protected acres reached 50 million, with a specific mention of the 50 millionth acre being safeguarded in April 2024.
In April 2024, those acres added up to a milestone number: 50 million acres protected around the world.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Rainforest Trust 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.

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

Total income
£2.7m
Total spending
£2.7m
Cost of raising funds
£230k
Reserves (reported)
£206k
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~0.9 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: Australia · Bolivia · Brazil · Cambodia · Cameroon · Colombia · Congo · Costa Rica · Ecuador · India · Indonesia · Ivory Coast

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£2.7m£2.7m
31/12/2023£2.2m£2.1m
31/12/2022£1.3m£1.3m
31/12/2021£1.9m£2.0m
31/12/2020£850k£717k

Common questions

Is RAINFOREST TRUST UK financially healthy?

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £192,077 were held at year-end, which is equivalent to seven months of current operating costs and is in line with the charity's reserves policy of holding 6-9 months' costs. The charity reported a 70% increase in income to £2,198,657 and maintained a fundraising cost ratio of 7%, well below its 10% target. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Goldwins Limited.

Who funds RAINFOREST TRUST UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name RAINFOREST TRUST UK as a grant recipient include JACOBS FUTURA FOUNDATION, THE NATURE RECOVERY PROJECT, The Global Returns Project Limited, THE EQ FOUNDATION, SWIRE 2765.

Known funders

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

Funders of similar charities

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