ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY UK
Registered charity 1182208 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EIA UK
We investigate and campaign against environmental crime and abuse. Our focus is the protection of climate, forests, ocean and wildlife. Our findings are used to campaign for improved governance and effective enforcement. Until 2019, EIA UK operated as not-for-profit company limited by guarantee no.07752350. For financial information and previous years' activities, visit Companies House.
Causes: Education/training · Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £316,871 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total expenditure exceeding total income. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves of £493,740 were below the stated policy target range of £539,000 to £1,078,000, though the trustees maintain that adequate resources exist to continue as a going concern for at least 12 months.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Restricted grants (84% of income)
“Restricted grant income increased by a quarter to £5,535,139, accounting for 84 per cent of the total income receivable during the year.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £494k)
“The unrestricted free reserves reported as at 31 December 2024 are below the free reserves range indicated in the Board’s policy.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant income receivable from EIA Inc (US entity)
“During the year grant income totalling £277,751 (2023: £237,917) was receivable from EIA Inc.” — page 64
“During the year EIA UK incurred costs on behalf of EIA Netherlands in the sum of £16,568 (2023: £6,761) being governance and office running costs.” — page 64
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Costs incurred on behalf of EIA Netherlands
“During the year grant income totalling £277,751 (2023: £237,917) was receivable from EIA Inc.” — page 64
“During the year EIA UK incurred costs on behalf of EIA Netherlands in the sum of £16,568 (2023: £6,761) being governance and office running costs.” — page 64
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Governance costs incurred on behalf of EIA International
“During the year grant income totalling £277,751 (2023: £237,917) was receivable from EIA Inc.” — page 64
“During the year EIA UK incurred costs on behalf of EIA Netherlands in the sum of £16,568 (2023: £6,761) being governance and office running costs.” — page 64
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £6k
“Pension Liability 5,697”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "above" (FY2023) to "below" (FY2024).
Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Environmental Investigation Agency (matched by registered charity number).
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Equity — “her employer Equity made a donation to the Environmental Investigation Agency as Mary is a long-standing EIA supporter and campaigner on ani…” (source page)
- NPT Transatlantic — “EIA UK is delighted to announce that we have recently established a Designated Fund with NPT Transatlantic for our US donors.” (source page)
- National Philanthropic Trust — “NPT Transatlantic is recognized by HMRC as an independent UK charity (charity number 1153376) and is recognised by the IRS as a disregarded …” (source page)
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Cost of raising funds
£447k
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: 6.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (21/12/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- John Edmund Stephensonchair
- Alice Rose Railton
- Angela Hayes
- Dr Amelia Kate Roberts
- Katherine Stoner
- Keith Anthony Roberts
- Mannat Mehr Kaur Malhi
- Paul John Townley
- Pesh Framjee
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Belgium · Burma · Cameroon · Canada · China · Congo · Congo (Democratic Republic) · Costa Rica · Czech Republic · Denmark · Egypt · France
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY UK financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £316,871 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total expenditure exceeding total income. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves of £493,740 were below the stated policy target range of £539,000 to £1,078,000, though the trustees maintain that adequate resources exist to continue as a going concern for at least 12 months. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.
Who funds ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY UK?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY UK as a grant recipient include JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION, SAVE THE RHINO INTERNATIONAL, CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST, MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUST.
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Government & lottery funding
Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).
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.
Charities like this
Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FOUNDATION CHARITABLE TRUST.
Side by side with its peers
Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.