INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT
Registered charity 800066 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as IIED · also registered in Scotland as SC039864 (OSCR)
An independent, non-profit research institute working in the field of sustainable development. Aims to provide expertise and leadership in researching and achieving sustainable development at local, national and global levels. In alliance with others we seek to help shape a future that ends global poverty and delivers and sustains efficient and equitable management of the world's natural resources
Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £1.8m for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in negative free reserves of £0.7m. The trustees have concluded that going concern is appropriate, citing secured post-year-end funding of £3.8m and planned cost reductions to address a volatile funding environment. The charity is targeting a reserves policy of £4m to £5m, with projections to return to positive free reserves of £1.5m by the end of FY26 and FY27.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £4m to £5m (held: £-700k)
“trustees have reviewed the reserves policy and agreed a revised target range of £4m to £5m in free reserves” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
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Corporate structure
Company officers (Companies House)
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- BHANDARI, Preety — director, appointed 24/06/2026on trustee list
- POTTER, Jonathan Bernard — director, appointed 26/03/2026on trustee list
- AUSTIN, Chris — director, appointed 22/07/2025on trustee list
- GUDAL, Nafisa — director, appointed 21/03/2025on trustee list
- TAN, Mei Yan Carol — director, appointed 21/03/2025on trustee list
- GRACE, Ineza — director, appointed 21/03/2025on trustee list
- KOLLEGALA, Revathi Sharma — director, appointed 23/11/2023on trustee list
- TAYLOR, John — director, appointed 23/11/2023on trustee list
- NARULLA, Harjeevan Singh — director, appointed 06/12/2022on trustee list
- STEVENSON, Paul, Mr. — director, appointed 06/12/2022on trustee list
- VAN AALST, Maarten Krispijn, Professor — director, appointed 06/12/2021not on trustee list
- GEORGE, Paul — director, appointed 06/12/2021on trustee list
- PEREZ-PORRO, Alicia, Dr — director, appointed 06/12/2021on trustee list
- WALSH, Nicole — secretary, appointed 15/09/2023
Official officers record.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
- Paul Damian Georgechair · trustee of 1 other charity
- Chris Austin · trustee of 2 other charities
- Harjeevan Singh Narulla
- Ineza Grace
- John Taylor
- Jonathan Potter
- Mei Yan Carol Tan
- Nafisa Gudal
- Paul Stevenson
- Preety Bhandari
- Professor Maarten Krispijn van Aalst
- Revathi Sharma Kollegala
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Argentina · Australia · Bangladesh · Benin · Bhutan · Bolivia · Burkina Faso · Burma · Cameroon · China · Congo (Democratic Republic) · Denmark
Income and spending
Common questions
Is INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £1.8m for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in negative free reserves of £0.7m. The trustees have concluded that going concern is appropriate, citing secured post-year-end funding of £3.8m and planned cost reductions to address a volatile funding environment. The charity is targeting a reserves policy of £4m to £5m, with projections to return to positive free reserves of £1.5m by the end of FY26 and FY27. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.
Who funds INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT?
Funders whose own accounts filings name INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT as a grant recipient include ANTI-SLAVERY INTERNATIONAL.
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