INTERNATIONAL ECO FUND

Registered charity 1198988 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as IEF

To promote and support the conservation, protection and improvement of natural habitats. To advance the conservation of all wild birds and other wildlife. To advance the education of the public in the conservation, protection and improvement of the natural environment to encourage others to practise the conservation of these natural habitats, wild birds and other wildlife.

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Latest income
£138k
Latest spending
£287k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total unrestricted reserves of £16,978,000, derived from restricted and endowment funds. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue its activities for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its going concern status.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintain reserves to provide sustainable financial support for selected international projects. (held: £17.0m)
“maintain reserves to provide sustainable financial support for selected international projects.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Total income
£12.0m
Total spending
£252k
Cost of raising funds
£42k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (100% 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: 0.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

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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
31/03/2025£138k£287k
31/03/2024£12.0m£252k
31/03/2023£0£0

Common questions

Is INTERNATIONAL ECO FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds total unrestricted reserves of £16,978,000, derived from restricted and endowment funds. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue its activities for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

Who funds INTERNATIONAL ECO FUND?

Funders whose own accounts filings name INTERNATIONAL ECO FUND as a grant recipient include Becht Foundation.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
Becht FoundationFY2021£689k
Becht FoundationFY2022£351k

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 ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION FUND.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
INTERNATIONAL ECO FUND£138k—0unclear—no doubt
ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION FUND FY2024£32.3m——unclear—no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF BIRDS FY2025£195.0m——unclear—no doubt
THE WILDLIFE AID FOUNDATION FY2024£2.0m£60,000 - £69,9991unclear3.1%no doubt
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND UK FY2025£1.4m——unclear—no doubt
THE WHITLEY FUND FOR NATURE FY2025£2.6m——above—noted

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