GREENER AND CLEANER

Registered charity 1196213 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GREENER & CLEANER BROMLEY (& BEYOND), GREENER AND CLEANER UK CIC

Greener and Cleaner was set up to protect and promote the local environment for the benefit of residents and the public, by promoting the benefits of and providing education around personal measures which can be taken, in order to contribute to reducing the carbon footprint of their households and communities.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£445k
Latest spending
£338k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased to £444,812 from £239,344 in the prior year, while total expenditure decreased slightly to £338,224. The charity reported a net surplus for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves rising to £174,844, which the trustees note represents just under six months' cover against their policy target of three to six months of unrestricted expenditure.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £175k)
“The trustees have decided that our objective is to maintain unrestricted funds at a level which represents between three and six months of unrestricted expenditure” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Greener and Cleaner (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).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)

Total income
£599k
Total spending
£377k
Reserves (reported)
£222k
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~7.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (96% 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bexley · Bromley · Croydon · Greenwich · Lewisham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£445k£338k
31/03/2024£239k£340k
31/03/2023£599k£377k

Common questions

Is GREENER AND CLEANER financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased to £444,812 from £239,344 in the prior year, while total expenditure decreased slightly to £338,224. The charity reported a net surplus for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves rising to £174,844, which the trustees note represents just under six months' cover against their policy target of three to six months of unrestricted expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds GREENER AND CLEANER?

Funders whose own accounts filings name GREENER AND CLEANER as a grant recipient include THE FUNDING NETWORK, The Ashley Family Foundation, CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FUNDING NETWORKFY2025£11k
THE FUNDING NETWORKFY2024£10k
The Ashley Family FoundationFY2024£10k
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
The Ashley Family FoundationFY2025£950

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund20/12/2024£19kCommunity Repair Skills
The National Lottery Community Fund14/08/2024£312kSustainability for all in Bromley
The National Lottery Community Fund17/02/2023£10kBetter volunteering at the Greener and Cleaner Hub
The National Lottery Community Fund03/03/2022£50kJubilee Youth Engagement for the Planet