TRANSITIONZERO

Registered charity 1194424 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ECAA, ENERGY AND CLEAN AIR ANALYTICS, ENERGY AND CLEAN AIR ANALYTICS LTD

TransitionZero is a climate data NGO with a mission to map the path to net zero with satellite imagery and machine learning. We educate stakeholders including financial regulators, policymakers and institutional investors using the data insights achieved through our machine learning model. Our centre of operations is in the UK, however our model tracks emissions worldwide.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:2.1 THE PROMOTION OF CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT LIMITED TO), BY PROMOTING THE REDUCTION OF CARBON EMISSIONS AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF AIR QUALITY; AND2.2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND PROMOTION OF RESEARCH INTO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN SUBJECTS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CLEAN ENERGY, AIR POLLUTION, RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES AND SUSTAINABLE FINANCE.FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE 2, "SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT" MEANS DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS.

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

Causes: Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Westminster, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£5.3m
Latest spending
£5.1m
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,349,188, which the trustees confirm is above their stated policy target of maintaining three months of funding reserves. The charity reported a net income surplus of £242,701 for the year, supported by £5,125,287 in grant income, while total expenditure was £5,055,355.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: 170,001– 180,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £70k)
“170,001– 180,000 1 1” — page 29
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Quadrature Climate Foundation (14% of income)
“Principal sources of funding were from Quadrature Climate Foundation; ClimateWorks Foundation via Bloomberg Philanthropies; Sequoia Climate Foundation; Banyan Software Foundation; Google.org; WattTime Corporation via the Climate TRACE coalition; European Climate Foundation; Client Earth; and Tara Climate Foundation.” — page 13
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months funding reserves (reserves figure: £1.3m)
“Our Board of Trustees mandates that we must have at least 3 months funding reserves at all times to support financially sustainable decision making when it comes to taking on new projects, hires and growth of the organisation.” — page 14
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 5 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026

  • Employees paid over £60,000: 25 (£60,001–£70,000: 5; £70,001–£80,000: 8; £80,001–£90,000: 4; £90,001–£100,000: 4; £100,001–£110,000: 2; £120,001–£130,000: 1; £150,001–£200,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Employees paid over £60,000: 27 (£60,001–£70,000: 10; £70,001–£80,000: 6; £80,001–£90,000: 3; £90,001–£100,000: 7; £150,001–£200,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Employees paid over £60,000: 8 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £70,001–£80,000: 3; £90,001–£100,000: 2; £110,001–£120,000: 1; £150,001–£200,000: 1)

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Total income
£5.3m
Total spending
£5.1m
Reserves (reported)
£1.3m
Employees
37

Reported reserves equal ~3.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Singapore · Throughout England And Wales · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£5.3m£5.1m
31/03/2025£4.8m£4.4m
31/03/2024£3.1m£2.9m
31/03/2023£2.0m£1.9m
30/03/2022£2.5m£1.6m

Common questions

Is TRANSITIONZERO financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,349,188, which the trustees confirm is above their stated policy target of maintaining three months of funding reserves. The charity reported a net income surplus of £242,701 for the year, supported by £5,125,287 in grant income, while total expenditure was £5,055,355. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of TRANSITIONZERO earn?

Per its FY2026 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the 170,001– 180,000 band.

Who funds TRANSITIONZERO?

Funders whose own accounts filings name TRANSITIONZERO as a grant recipient include Quadrature Charitable Foundation.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
Quadrature Charitable FoundationFY2023£9.5m
Quadrature Charitable FoundationFY2022£1.4m
Quadrature Charitable FoundationFY2021£1.3m
Quadrature Charitable FoundationFY2024amount not stated

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
TRANSITION NETWORK2£5k
MONTPELIER FOUNDATION LIMITED1£30k
NEWBY TRUST LIMITED1£10k
WOODCOCK CHARITABLE TRUST1£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TRANSITION NETWORK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TRANSITIONZERO£5.3m170,001– 180,000—above—no doubt
TRANSITION NETWORK FY2025£1.0mUnder £60,0000above—no doubt
TRANSITION WILMSLOW FY2025£49k—0unclear—no doubt
ZERO CARBON GUILDFORD FY2025£363k—0within—no doubt
ZERO IDEAS FY2025£32k—0unclear—no doubt
CLIMATE RESPONSE LIMITED FY2026£545k—0unclear—no doubt

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