GREENPEACE ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST
Registered charity 284934 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GREENPEACE ENVIROMENTAL TRUST
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that total income increased by approximately 32.7% to £13.4 million, driven by major gifts and legacy income. The charity reported unrestricted reserves of £5,350,633, which is significantly in excess of its stated policy target range of £381,000 to £508,000. The trustees have a medium-term plan to reduce reserves by maintaining grant expenditure above expected income.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £381,000- £508,000 (held: £5.4m)
“At present this is in the range £381,000- £508,000, which is equivalent to less than one month’s budgeted income.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Greenpeace (matched by registered charity number).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Cost of raising funds
£948k
Reported reserves equal ~5.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (14/09/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (01/09/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustees
- MR STEVE WARSHALchair
- Andrew McParland
- COLIN HINES
- DEBORAH JAN TRIPLEY
- GEORGE CRAIG MACFARLANE
- MARTYN DAY
- Moira Alison Reynolds
- Susan Ann Cooper
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: China · Indonesia · Islington · Japan · Russia
Income and spending
Common questions
Is GREENPEACE ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST financially healthy?
The accounts state that total income increased by approximately 32.7% to £13.4 million, driven by major gifts and legacy income. The charity reported unrestricted reserves of £5,350,633, which is significantly in excess of its stated policy target range of £381,000 to £508,000. The trustees have a medium-term plan to reduce reserves by maintaining grant expenditure above expected income. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.
Who funds GREENPEACE ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name GREENPEACE ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST as a grant recipient include The Brindle Foundation, THE DASHLIGHT FOUNDATION, Tinsley Charitable Trust, THE FRAXINUS CHARITABLE TRUST, THE TOLKIEN TRUST.
Known funders
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