GREENPEACE ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST

Registered charity 284934 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GREENPEACE ENVIROMENTAL TRUST

Latest income
£13.4m
Latest spending
£11.8m
Registered
1982
Accounts read
FY2024

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)

Total income
£13.4m
Total spending
£11.8m
Cost of raising funds
£948k
Reserves (reported)
£5.4m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~5.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: China · Indonesia · Islington · Japan · Russia

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£13.4m£11.8m
31/12/2023£10.1m£11.0m
31/12/2022£8.1m£8.6m
31/12/2021£11.8m£8.5m
31/12/2020£10.6m£10.6m

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

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

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery25/02/2025£1.8mRegular Grant 2025
Postcode Lottery01/12/2023£1.5mRegular Grant 2024
Postcode Lottery07/02/2023£1.6mRegular Grant 2023
Postcode Lottery10/02/2022£1.5mRegular Grant 2022

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