THE INTERNATIONAL ROUNDTABLE FOR SUSTAINABLE TEA (THIRST)

Registered charity 1189499 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THIRST - The International Roundtable for Susainable Tea

THIRST brings together civil society actors from tea producing & tea consuming countries to improve the lives of tea workers & farmers, their families & communities. We share knowledge & experience, bring together our unique perspectives & speak out when necessary, challenging & supporting companies & governments to deliver on their responsibilities in line with UNGPs, SDGs and ILO conventions.

Objects

PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS TO WORK TOGETHER FOR: (A) THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN TEA GROWING AREAS;(B) THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE AMONG THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES ON TEA PLANTATIONS AND SMALL TEA FARMS;(C) THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION OF TEA GROWING AREAS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operates on a receipts and payments basis with no fixed assets, investments, or liabilities other than disclosed creditors. Unrestricted cash funds increased to £28,522 by the end of the year, reflecting a net positive cash movement despite restricted fund expenditures. The trustees report a stronger financial position and growing confidence in the organisation's ability to deliver impact.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Celine Gilart
• Debra Coulter OBE
• Filbert Kavia
• Jane Nyambura
• Leena Camadoo
• Nikhil Subbiah
• Stirling Smith · trustee of 1 other charity
• William David Garnett · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: India · Kenya · Malawi · Sri Lanka

Income and spending

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