THE TREE COUNCIL

Registered charity 279000 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · listed website unreachable when last crawled

Latest income
£2.8m
Latest spending
£2.4m
Registered
1979
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased to £2,756,571 against total expenditure of £2,374,411, resulting in a net surplus for the year. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £922,591, which the trustees confirm equates to 8.8 months of core costs, satisfying their policy target of maintaining between six to twelve months of core costs. The auditor confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six to twelve months of core costs (held: £923k)
It is the policy of the Tree Council to maintain unrestricted funds at a level which equates to between six to twelve months of core costs, with a minimum of six months core costs — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: In 2024, the charity paid grants to the value of £29,144 to Bradford Farming LLP, a company of which Trustee Eliza Newport's spouse was a director.
In 2024, the charity paid grants to the value of £29,144 to Bradford Farming LLP, a company of which Trustee Eliza Newport's spouse was a director.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Tree Council UK (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£2.8m
Total spending
£2.4m
Cost of raising funds
£102k
Reserves (reported)
£1.2m
Employees
23

Reported reserves equal ~6.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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£2.8m£2.4m
31/03/2024£2.2m£2.3m
31/03/2023£2.5m£2.3m
31/03/2022£2.8m£2.8m
31/03/2021£1.3m£1.2m

Common questions

Is THE TREE COUNCIL financially healthy?

The accounts state that total income increased to £2,756,571 against total expenditure of £2,374,411, resulting in a net surplus for the year. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £922,591, which the trustees confirm equates to 8.8 months of core costs, satisfying their policy target of maintaining between six to twelve months of core costs. The auditor confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.

Who funds THE TREE COUNCIL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE TREE COUNCIL as a grant recipient include SCOULOUDI FOUNDATION, THE NORTHWICK TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
SCOULOUDI FOUNDATIONFY2025£10k
THE NORTHWICK TRUSTFY2024£10k
SCOULOUDI FOUNDATIONFY2022£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund27/03/2013£97k"Hedgerow Harvest History"

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