RAINFOREST TRUST UK

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

Rainforest Trust UK works in partnership with Rainforest Trust in the US to preserve and protect rainforests and other tropical habitat, particularly areas that are home to endangered species. We work in collaboration with trusted local NGOs and indigenous communities to place land under protection, either by land purchase or land designation as community forests or national parks.

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Latest income

£2.7m

Latest spending

£2.7m

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £205,795 were held at year-end, which the trustees confirm is equivalent to seven months of current operating costs, aligning with their stated reserves policy of holding between 6-9 months' worth. The charity reported a net income surplus of £63,805 for the year, with total income rising by 25% to £2,737,884 compared to the previous year. The independent auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)

“One employee earned between £60,000-£70,000 during the year” — page 12

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“One employee earned between £60,000-£70,000 during the year” — page 12

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations from trustee and connected companies

“During the year, the charity received donations totaling £5,116 from one of its trustees and £54,637 from companies connected to the trustees” — page 13

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Goldwins Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Employees paid over £60,000: 0 (FY2023) → 1 (FY2024).

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

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

Mariam Crichton — Interim CEO (source)
Loree M. Gourley — Chair of the Board (source)
Dr. James C. Deutsch — CEO (source)
Melissa Hohimer — CFO/COO (source)
James Lewis — Vice President of Conservation (source)
Linzey Powers — Vice President of Philanthropy and Marketing (source)
Bernie Tershy — Board Chair (source)
Dr. Cullen Geiselman — Board Vice-Chair (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.

Funders the charity credits

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

Mike & Helen Brown Charitable Trust — ““For anyone looking to make a difference in climate change or conservation, we would recommend Rainforest Trust. It is a highly cost-effecti…” (source page)

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

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

Reported reserves equal ~0.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 8.4% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (13/09/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Loree Gourleychair
Charlotte Lewis
Dr James Deutsch
James Baird
James Brueton
Joe Crome

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 end	Income	Spending
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?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £205,795 were held at year-end, which the trustees confirm is equivalent to seven months of current operating costs, aligning with their stated reserves policy of holding between 6-9 months' worth. The charity reported a net income surplus of £63,805 for the year, with total income rising by 25% to £2,737,884 compared to the previous year. The independent auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Goldwins Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of RAINFOREST TRUST UK earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds RAINFOREST TRUST UK?

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

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
JACOBS FUTURA FOUNDATION	FY2024	£827k	Rainforest grants
The Global Returns Project Limited	FY2026	£355k	Protecting critical rainforest habitats
THE NATURE RECOVERY PROJECT	FY2025	£309k
The Global Returns Project Limited	FY2025	£220k	Forest Protection
THE EQ FOUNDATION	FY2024	£52k	New initiatives in Brazil (via Big Give Green Match)
The Global Returns Project Limited	FY2024	£50k
SWIRE 2765	FY2024	£50k
The Global Returns Project Limited	FY2023	£33k
THE EQ FOUNDATION	FY2023	£30k	Environment and Climate Change
The Global Returns Project Limited	FY2022	£27k	Protection projects in Bolivia and the Democratic Republic of Congo
SWIRE 2765	FY2022	£20k
THE GUNTER CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£3k
THE GUNTER CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£2k
THE OAKDALE TRUST	FY2025	£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN WITH ST JOHN, WESTMINSTER	FY2021	£1k	Emergency & International Relief
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN WITH ST JOHN, WESTMINSTER	FY2022	£1k	Emergency & International Relief
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN WITH ST JOHN, WESTMINSTER	FY2023	£1k	Emergency & International Relief
LSEG Foundation	FY2022	£519
SWIRE 2765	FY2023	£0

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
UBS UK Donor-Advised Foundation	2	£500k
The Brindle Foundation	2	£350k
THE CONSTANCE TRAVIS CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£340k
CHK Foundation	2	£180k
DELVES CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£58k
THE NORTHWICK TRUST	2	£50k
PEOPLE'S TRUST FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES	2	£22k
LANGDALE TRUST	2	£7k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Rainforest Foundation UK.

Rainforest Foundation UK income £2.6m
WORLD LAND TRUST income £9.7m
RAINFOREST CONCERN income £1.1m
BORNEO ORANGUTAN SURVIVAL UK income £1.1m
COOL EARTH ACTION income £3.9m
Sheldrick Wildlife Trust UK income £10.4m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
RAINFOREST TRUST UK	£2.7m	£60,001 - £70,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
Rainforest Foundation UK FY2025	£2.6m	£70,000 - £79,999	1	unclear	—	no doubt
WORLD LAND TRUST FY2025	£9.7m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
RAINFOREST CONCERN FY2024	£1.1m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
BORNEO ORANGUTAN SURVIVAL UK FY2025	£1.1m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
COOL EARTH ACTION FY2026	£3.9m	£110,001 - £120,000	—	unclear	14.7%	noted

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