EARTHPERCENT

Registered charity 1188391 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

EarthPercent is a fundraising and grant-making charity that will provide grants to a range of other charities and charitable causes for the benefit of individuals and communities, with a particular focus on charities that work to preserve the environment for the public benefit.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£917k
Latest spending
£749k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved an overall surplus of £167,472 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £300,331. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £296,664 significantly exceed the stated policy target of three months of core operating costs plus 10% contingency (£106k). The charity holds adequate cash balances and reports no material uncertainties regarding its 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

Reserves policy: three months of core operating costs, plus 10% contingency (held: £300k)
“Under the current Reserves Policy the level of reserves (that is those funds that are freely available) to maintain adequate working capital and maintain the core infrastructure of the company has been established as at least three months of core operating costs, plus 10% contingency.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Management recharge to subsidiary
“The charity also charged its subsidiary company EarthPercent Trading Ltd £30,102 (2023: £5,336) in management charges during the year under review and made payments on its behalf.” — page 29
“The charity received covenanted income of £87,685 (2023: £nil) from its trading subsidiary EarthPercent Ltd.” — page 29
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Covenanted income from subsidiary
“The charity also charged its subsidiary company EarthPercent Trading Ltd £30,102 (2023: £5,336) in management charges during the year under review and made payments on its behalf.” — page 29
“The charity received covenanted income of £87,685 (2023: £nil) from its trading subsidiary EarthPercent Ltd.” — page 29
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Amount owed by subsidiary
“The charity also charged its subsidiary company EarthPercent Trading Ltd £30,102 (2023: £5,336) in management charges during the year under review and made payments on its behalf.” — page 29
“The charity received covenanted income of £87,685 (2023: £nil) from its trading subsidiary EarthPercent Ltd.” — page 29
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee consultancy payment (prior year)
“The charity also charged its subsidiary company EarthPercent Trading Ltd £30,102 (2023: £5,336) in management charges during the year under review and made payments on its behalf.” — page 29
“The charity received covenanted income of £87,685 (2023: £nil) from its trading subsidiary EarthPercent Ltd.” — page 29
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: EarthPercent Trading Ltd
“Trading activity is carried out through the trading subsidiary, EarthPercent Trading Ltd (company number 13974842; operational from April 2023).” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

EARTHPERCENT TRADING LTD — per its own Companies House accounts
  • No specific intra-group transactions or balances are disclosed in the provided text.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — EarthPercent (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).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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

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

Total income
£917k
Total spending
£749k
Cost of raising funds
£105k
Reserves (reported)
£297k
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~4.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (94% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 11.4% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£917k£749k
31/12/2023£570k£571k
31/12/2022£344k£254k
31/01/2022£136k£52k
31/01/2021£25k£16k

Common questions

Is EARTHPERCENT financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved an overall surplus of £167,472 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £300,331. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £296,664 significantly exceed the stated policy target of three months of core operating costs plus 10% contingency (£106k). The charity holds adequate cash balances and reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FRIENDS OF THE EARTH CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
EARTHPERCENT£917k—0unclear—no doubt
FRIENDS OF THE EARTH CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£15.3m——above15.3%no doubt
EARTH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2024£417k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PERIVOLI FOUNDATION FY2023£3.5m—0unclear—no doubt
THE EARTHSHOT PRIZE FY2026£23.9m£150,001 - £160,000—unclear—no doubt
GIVING WORLD FY2025£212k—0unclear—no doubt

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