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Latest income
£1.3m
Grants listed (FY2025)
32
Listed grants total
£968k
Accounts grants total
£968k

listed grants reconcile with the accounts totalextracted from its FY2025 accounts

Cross-checked against the funder’s own 360Giving open-data publication: 23 of 32 grants we extracted from its FY2025 accounts match a published grantee by name (72%), and 0 also match on amount within 2%. Differences usually reflect accounting-year vs award-date timing and grants the accounts aggregate. Published 360Giving grants in the file: 230.

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What this funder supports

Based on the register classifications and operating areas of the grant recipients we could match to the charity register (a subset of all grantees).

Causes funded
Where grantees operate
  • Throughout England And Wales (19 grantees)
  • Scotland (7 grantees)
  • South Africa (6 grantees)
  • Spain (4 grantees)
  • Northern Ireland (4 grantees)
  • China (4 grantees)
  • India (4 grantees)
  • Italy (4 grantees)
  • Greece (4 grantees)
  • Germany (4 grantees)

What changed: FY2024 → FY2025

Grantees that appear, disappear or move by 50%+ between the two most recent filings we have read. A grantee “dropped” may simply have received a multi-year grant earlier.

ChangeGranteeFY2024FY2025
newMLT Portfolio delegate budget—£108k
newCHEFS IN SCHOOLS—£105k
newClient Earth—£83k
newGLOBAL LEGAL ACTION NETWORK (GLAN)—£75k
newPeers for the Planet—£52k
newGood Law Project—£50k
newALEXANDRA ROSE CHARITY—£40k
newTHE SAINSBURY ARCHIVE—£30k
upMission Kitchen£14k£40k
upHeard Organisation Ltd (formerly On Road Media)£15k£34k
upCarbon Tracker£16k£33k
upPROGRESSIVE FARMING TRUST LIMITED£13k£25k
upIntegrity Initiatives International£12k£20k
downTHE CHARITY FINANCE GROUP£8k£3k
not listedGreen Finance Institute£100k—
not listedPLATFORM (LONDON)£93k—
not listedTrustee Discretionary£75k—
not listedFRIENDS OF THE EARTH CHARITABLE TRUST£56k—
not listedAshden Climate Solutions£50k—
not listedBecome - (formerly known as Who Cares? Trust)£50k—
not listedSwitchback Initiative - (known as Switchback)£46k—
not listedENVIRONMENTAL FUNDERS NETWORK£40k—

Grants made, per its accounts filings

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RecipientYearAmountPurpose
MLT Portfolio delegate budgetFY2025£108kPortfolio delegate budget in 2024/5 towards staff and organisational development.
Chefs in SchoolsFY2025£105kTowards Chefs in School’s core costs.
Client EarthFY2025£83kTo staff costs for Client Earth’s Accountable Finance team.
Global Legal Action Network (GLAN)FY2025£75kTo deliver a legal strategy to protect Barbuda’s communities and ecosystems from harmful development.
Peers for the PlanetFY2025£52kTowards Peers for the Planet’s staff costs.
Good Law ProjectFY2025£50kTo contribute to the costs of hiring an investigator to research the sources of “dark money” that fund charities and organisations which seek to influence British politics and media.
Alexandra Rose CharityFY2025£40kTowards its core costs to enable it to increase its capacity to develop new partnerships to expand its fruit and vegetable voucher scheme and explore how the initiative could be adopted more widely
Mission KitchenFY2025£40kFor the 2024 Tomorrow’s Table programme of events
Heard Organisation Ltd (formerly On Road Media)FY2025£34kTowards the Climate Stories that Work project.
Carbon TrackerFY2025£33kTo support the Carbon Tracker Initiative and Professor Steven Keen to engage climate scientists to review already-published papers on the economic impacts of climate change.
Client EarthFY2025£31kTo scope a trans-national legal action using the European Social Charter.
The Sainsbury ArchiveFY2025£30kTowards the Archive’s core costs.
University of SussexFY2025£29kTo support the Nature Sense project, which is series of monitoring stations in the Sussex countryside
Jesus College CambridgeFY2025£25kTo complete a project to develop a launch a fossil-free bond index with Bloomberg.
University of SussexFY2025£25kFor staffing and user-testing workshops costs to continue developing the ECHO dashboard.
Organic Research CentreFY2025£25kTowards its Feeding the Soil Appeal
Conservation CollectiveFY2025£23kTo set up the Antigua and Barbuda Environmental Foundation.
Integrity Initiatives InternationalFY2025£20kFor a Deputy Director position to work on the International Anti-Corruption Court campaign.
We Are PossibleFY2025£19kTowards its campaign to encourage communities to adopt low-carbon technologies
Green Finance Community HubFY2025£18kTowards a business plan and community/stakeholder engagement for Project Collette, a proposed community-owned offshore windfarm off the Cumbrian coast.
Bates Wells & Braithwaite LLPFY2025£15kTo develop a strategy and then commission a legal opinion on potential legal interventions to clarify the duties of pension funds in relation to understanding and managing the impacts of climate change.
South Lakes Action on Climate ChangeFY2025£15kTowards legal costs to challenge the development of a proposed coal mine in Cumbria through a judicial review in the High Court.
Climate OutreachFY2025£13kTowards the Action on Climate Empowerment Coalition to support the delivery of the Government’s first national Net Zero Public Participation Strategy.
Flying Seagull ProjectFY2025£11kTowards its core costs.
E3GFY2025£10kTowards the communication costs and secretariat support for London Climate Action Week 2024
World Forum for Acoustic EcologyFY2025£8kTowards the development and redesign of its website and logo.
Woodland TrustFY2025£8kTo contribute to the Memorial Woodland at Preston Farm Estate that is being created with the Woodland Trust in memory of Lord John Sainsbury.
Canterbury Oast TrustFY2025£8kTo cover three quarters of the Rare Breeds Centre’s Gardener’s annual salary.
Centre for Innovation in Voluntary ActionFY2025£8kTowards the costs of its GROW Urban Festival.
Peers for the PlanetFY2025£3kTowards developing its Parliamentarians’ Guide for Climate Change and Peers for the Planet’s October 2024 launch event at the Houses of Parliament.
Charity Finance GroupFY2025£3kTo promote the Charity Investment Governance Principles, which support charity trustees practically manage their charity’s investment portfolios.
A British sculptorFY2025£1kTo support this sculptor and his family’s difficult personal and financial circumstances.
Green Finance InstituteFY2024£100kTowards the Local Climate Bonds project
PlatformFY2024£93kTowards their partnership work on UK Divest
Trustee DiscretionaryFY2024£75kTrustee discretionary budget for grants over three years, each up to value of £10,000
Friends of the Earth Charitable TrustFY2024£56kTowards its partnership work on UK Divest
Ashden Climate SolutionsFY2024£50kCore costs
Become - (formerly known as Who Cares? Trust)FY2024£50kCore funding
Switchback Initiative - (known as Switchback)FY2024£46kCore funding
Environmental Funders' NetworkFY2024£40kCore funding
Friends of the Earth ScotlandFY2024£30kTowards its partnership work on UK Divest
PRFY2024£20kTo support PR, comms and market research in 2023/24
FoodHub NLFY2024£20kTowards the costs of podcasts on regenerative agriculture
English National OperaFY2024£20kTo support Requiem in Motion
Bates WellsFY2024£18kTo understand the legal and regulatory impacts of Carbon Tracker’s ‘Loading the Dice report
Carbon TrackerFY2024£16kFor staff capacity to engage regulators/wider stakeholders with the findings of its ‘Loading the Dice’ report
Agence France-PressFY2024£15kTo support the development of AFP’s ‘Future of the Planet’ hub
Heard Organisation Ltd (formerly On Road Media)FY2024£15kTowards the core climate team in 2024/25
Mission KitchenFY2024£14kTowards the first event of Tomorrow’s Table Event Programme
Organic Research CentreFY2024£13kFor a Rapid Evidence Assessment of crop science relating to regenerative agriculture
Regenerative Farming UK Conference budgetFY2024£13kTowards the Regenerative farming UK conference held in Cambridge on 22 and 23 March 2024
Integrity Initiatives InternationalFY2024£12kFor staffing needs on the IACC
Save the Rhino InternationalFY2024£10kFor its work to understand and stop organised crime driving rhino poaching
British Red Cross – HeadquartersFY2024£10kFor their efforts to support people hurt through the war between Israel and Gaza
Medecins Sans Frontieres - Doctors without BordersFY2024£10kFor their efforts to support people hurt through the war between Israel and Gaza.
Bates WellsFY2024£8kTowards the costs of Bates Wells and other legal firms producing legal opinions on charity reporting duties
Charity Finance GroupFY2024£8kTo develop the Charity Investment Governance Principles
Integrity SoilsFY2024£7kTo contribute to the fees of a participant on the UK CREATE course on regenerative farming
Imagination Design LimitedFY2024£5kFor the expenses associated with Imagination Design’s woodland design and community engagement with local residents around Preston Candover
Save the Rhino InternationalFY2024£5kTowards the Follow the Money Investigation
Royal College of MusicFY2024£5kFor the care and accommodation of student
Environmental Funders’ NetworkFY2024£2kTo engage One Thought’s Leadership course
TRFF LtdFY2024£2kTo pay for advice from BDB Pitmans on how to appoint an engineer with confidentiality and Intellectual Property assignment
The Paraorchestra & FriendsFY2023£325kCreating and building a new, beneficial ecology within the cultural sector for disabled musicians and building ParaOrchestra’s staffing and capacity for impact.
Chefs in SchoolsFY2023£120kTowards core funding
MLT Portfolio delegate budgetFY2023£108kPortfolio delegated budget in 2023/24 towards staff and organisational development.
The Social Change NestFY2023£63kTo contribute to core funding.
Sustainable Restaurant AssociationFY2023£50kFor the development of the online platform for its new rating system
Flying Seagull ProjectFY2023£45kTowards the development plans of the Flying Seagulls Project
Portfolio Consultancy SupportFY2023£41kTowards Consultancy Support for ventures in 2022/23.
The House of FairytalesFY2023£40kA contribution towards core costs of The Great Imagining.
Real Farming TrustFY2023£40kTowards the mentoring budget for LEAF 2.
Ashden Climate SolutionsFY2023£40kA contribution towards core costs.
PlatformFY2023£33kTo contribute to its Kick Fossil Fuels out of Football campaign.
Black Mountain CollegeFY2023£30kA contribution towards core costs.
Mission KitchenFY2023£25kTowards the costs of the Future of Fat event taking place in 2023
PR BudgetFY2023£20kTowards PR and Communications.
Clarifying trustee investment dutiesFY2023£20kTo support activities to ensure that the Butler-Sloss judgment is accurately reflected in Charity Commission guidance and integrated into charities’ Statement Of Recommended Practice (SORP).
National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO)FY2023£20kTo contribute to its fossil fuel divestment campaign for the UK voluntary sector.
Royal Agricultural UniversityFY2023£19kTo the Royal Agricultural University for its retreat for farming educators on transforming teaching on agriculture.
Global Legal Action Network (GLAN)FY2023£18kTo contribute to its consortium of trans-national litigation organisations.
Fair ShotFY2023£16kTowards core costs and funding Fairshot to move its café to Covent Garden.
Influence MapFY2023£15kTo contribute to its investigation into lobbying against biodiversity and land use policies in Europe and globally.
Global Legal Action Network (GLAN)FY2023£12kTo contribute to a communications coordinator role.
Turkey Mozaik FoundationFY2023£10kTurkey Earthquake Emergency Fund
South Lakes Action on Climate ChangeFY2023£10kFor its legal work in challenging the development of a coal mine in Cumbria.
Good Law ProjectFY2023£10kTo contribute to its work to develop new legislation which would oblige judges to consider and protect the environment when adjudicating cases and/or interpreting legislation.
Canterbury Oast TrustFY2023£9kTo cover the salary of the Rare Breeds Centre’s gardener.
Carbon TrackerFY2023£8kTo contribute to its project to challenge the flawed advice that is endangering people’s pensions. Clarifying trustee investment duties
In Place of WarFY2023£7kTowards the Arctic Sonic project.
Regenerative Viticulture FoundationFY2023£5kA contribution towards staff costs.
Save the Rhino InternationalFY2023£5kTowards the follow-the-money investigation
Switchback InitiativeFY2023£5kChristmas fundraising round
Legal BudgetFY2023£2kA budget to bring together the legal teams of South Lakes Action on Climate Change and Friends of the Earth, who are both bringing legal challenges against a new coal mine in Cumbria, England.
PlatformFY2023£1kA small additional grant to enable the charity to manage unexpected costs because of high inflation.
Friends of the Earth Charitable TrustFY2023£1kA small additional grant to enable the charity to manage unexpected costs because of high inflation.
People and PlanetFY2023£600A small additional grant to enable the charity to manage unexpected costs because of high inflation.
Napier FriendsFY2023£500Christmas Rucksack Appeal
Friends of the Earth ScotlandFY2023£371A small additional grant to enable the charity to manage unexpected costs because of high inflation.
Orpheus CentreFY2022£300kTowards core costs, as part of the Portfolio of Ventures.
ClientEarthFY2022£83kTowards the employment of a lawyer within the Climate Finance Initiative.
Green Finance InstituteFY2022£80kTowards two members of staff and the communication campaign to encourage UK local councils to set up Local Climate Bonds.
Peers for the PlanetFY2022£60kTowards core costs.
Laudato Si’ MovementFY2022£60kTowards the Catholic Fossil Fuels Campaign 2.0.
Global Legal Action NetworkFY2022£60kTowards core costs.
Friends of the Earth Charitable TrustFY2022£55kTowards core work on the UK fossil fuel divestment movement and the partnership with Platform and Friends of the Earth Scotland.
PlatformFY2022£52kTowards core work on the UK fossil fuel divestment movement and the partnership with Friends of the Earth Scotland and Friends of the Earth England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Ashden Climate SolutionsFY2022£50kFor unrestricted funding.
On Road MediaFY2022£50kTowards the strategic climate change communications project.
PR BudgetFY2022£33kTowards PR and communications.
Fleetwood Strategy LimitedFY2022£30kTowards the National Food Strategy Communication Campaign.
European Climate Foundation (ECF)FY2022£30kTowards the communication campaign for the National Food Strategy.
People & PlanetFY2022£30kTowards staff to deliver and expand on the university climate campaigns.
C40 Cities Climate Leadership GroupFY2022£25kTowards the continued work of C40’s Divest Invest Forum.
Friends of the Earth ScotlandFY2022£24kTowards core work on the UK fossil fuel divestment movement and the partnership with Platform and Friends of the Earth England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The Centre for the Study of Existential RiskFY2022£22kTowards a research post within the Sustainable Finance Team.
Global Legal Action NetworkFY2022£20kTowards legal work to establish the facts and develop a legal case to challenge the environmental destruction of Barbuda.
Stop Ecocide FoundationFY2022£15kTowards attending and hosting events at COP26.
Influence MapFY2022£12kTowards a report on lobbying efforts to halt transitioning the Energy Charter Treaty to become aligned with international climate agreements.
The Passage, VictoriaFY2022£10kTowards the capital appeal for the upgrade of Passage House.
Purpose DisruptorsFY2022£10kTowards the Scope 3 project to develop and gain acceptance for a methodology for advertising firms’ net zero plans to include the emissions from the sales resulting from the campaigns they design.
The Social Change NestFY2022£10kTowards Uplift’s legal work on challenging the Oil and Gas Authority's ‘Maximising Economic Recovery’ strategy.
Chefs in SchoolsFY2022£10kA supplementary grant towards core costs, as part of the Portfolio of Ventures.
Fleetwood Strategy LimitedFY2022£9kTowards market research and developing media messaging for Uplift, making ecocide an international crime, and the Nature Premium.
Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of BrazilFY2022£8kTowards efforts in preventing the roll-back of indigenous rights.
Global CanopyFY2022£6kTowards an event with the New York Times at COP26.
British Institute of FlorenceFY2022£5kTowards the Jane Roberts Memorial Fund.
Torth Y TirFY2022£5kTo support local marketing campaigns and towards staff costs.
Amazon WatchFY2022£3kTowards the Amazon Defence Fund.
Instituto SocioambientalFY2022£3kTowards the Fund for the Defence of People’s Rights.
Environmental Awareness GroupFY2022£3kTowards communication work and developing the conservation plan.
Jumby Bay Fund IncFY2022£3kTowards core costs.
Island Academy, AntiguaFY2022£2kIn support of the Academy’s global education and inclusion work.
Stump Up For TreesFY2022£1kTowards Planting One Million Trees in the Brecon Beacons area

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This grant list is extracted by automated reading of the grant-maker’s own accounts PDFs as filed with the Charity Commission, and cross-checked against the accounts’ stated grant totals (listed sum 968025 vs reference 968024 (0.0% diff; ref=stated)). Recipients are linked to register entries only on an exact charity-number or unambiguous exact-name match. If you represent this funder and want a correction, contact us.