THE GIVING TREE CHARITY

Registered charity 1211394 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE GIVING TREE (EAST ANGLIA) COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

The Giving Tree was established to support communities in the East of England.We provide funding to ensure local charities and voluntary groups can continue with the valuable work they are doing in the region.We are funded solely by corporate donations and fundraising events, with 100% of the money raised going directly towards good causes in Suffolk, Essex, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk.

Objects

TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH THE PROVISION OF:I. AWARDING GRANTS TO ORGANISATIONS THAT PROVIDE DIRECT BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE EAST ANGLIA REGION TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSE.

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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Registered contact address: West Suffolk, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reports a net deficit of £1,451, resulting in negative unrestricted funds of £1,451 as of 31 December 2025. The accounts state that the trustees aim to maintain sufficient unrestricted reserves to meet working capital requirements, but the current position shows a liability exceeding assets. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were inaccurate or non-compliant.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Philip Turnerchair
• Jodie Kulasi
• Rosanna Colletta
• Victoria Dexter

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire · Essex · Norfolk · Suffolk

Income and spending

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• THE OLIVE TREE TRUST income £25k
• THE LIVING TREE income £25k
• TEMPLE TREE FOUNDATION income £125k
• The Pear Tree Fund income £362k
• MOOR TREES income £327k
• THE ELM TREE TRUST income £214k

Side by side with its peers

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