Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 4

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 8

THE CLIMATE CHANGE ORGANISATION

The Climate Group's mission is to accelerate climate action to achieve a world of no more than 1.5 degrees C of global warming & greater prosperity for all. We do this by bringing together powerful networks of business & governments that shift global markets & policies. We focus on the greatest global opportunities for change, take innovation & solutions to scale, & build ambition and pace.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 20 years

www.theclimategroup.org

info@theclimategroup.org

02079602990

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
30/06/23		£12,865	£13,925	£-1,060	£1,706	£2,064	£2,064	1.8	146	0
30/06/22		£11,236	£11,444	£-208	£1,261	£3,124	£3,037	3.2	128	0
30/06/21		£10,529	£10,165	£364	£1,015	£4,950	£3,235	3.8	106	0
30/06/20		£11,354	£9,571	£1,782	£916	£4,636	£1,932	2.4	92	0
30/06/19		£8,075	£6,842	£1,233	£831	£2,850	£1,105	1.9	76	4
30/06/18		£5,964	£5,387	£577	£643	£1,610	£432	1	63	0
30/06/17		£4,831	£4,167	£664	£636	£1,052	£168	0.5	53	0
30/06/16		£4,843	£5,536	£-694	£671	£406	£77	0.2	58	0
30/06/15		£4,523	£4,796	£-273	£691	£1,074	£19	0	55	0
30/06/14		£3,747	£4,363	£-617	£1,030	£1,349	£-419	-1.2	51	0
30/06/13		£5,724	£4,138	£1,585	£728	£1,939	£-90	-0.3	50	0
30/06/12		£4,064	£5,440	£-1,377	£647	£362	£55	0.1	60	0
30/06/11		£6,307	£7,845	£-1,539	£683	£1,727	£557	0.9	71	0
30/06/10		£9,247	£7,704	£1,543	£1,049	£3,239	£1,869	2.9	82	0
30/06/09		£8,076	£8,008	£68	£1,392	£1,635	£567	0.8	91	0
30/06/08		£7,213	£6,768	£445	£822	£1,387	£630	1.1	53	0
30/06/07		£2,989	£2,659	£330	£452	£941	£538	2.4	60	0
30/06/06		£2,198	£1,540	£658	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/05	*	£2,360	£2,683	£-323	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 13.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 12.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 17%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 79%
Liabilities/Income: 60%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 1.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 0.8

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

China, India, Netherlands, United States,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

146 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - The Tympa Connect Platform: a novel, game-changing UK solution to the global problem of hearing loss by optimising the successful first time fitting of hearing aids.
£26,074	01/04/2022	Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10046893
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Climate Group
£70,000	16/02/2011	Towards the salaries and costs of an electric vehicle adoption programme for fleet owners to promote more rapid adoption of lower environmental impact transport.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 46-70

JOANNE MARIE PARKER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chief Operation Officer

GOVERNOR AUGUST WILLIAM RITTER JR Appointed: 2024

JAMES HALL-SMITH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Senior Advisor

MAYUMI OMI Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Esg Special Adviser, Other trusteeship: TRANSITIONZERO,

MIKE RANN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Chief Executive

ANDREW PETER CLARK Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired Chartered Accountant, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CANFORD CLIFFS AND SANDBANKS, POOLE,

JONATHAN DAVID WILLIAMS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Partner, Other trusteeship: BERKHAMSTED SCHOOLS GROUP,

ZOE JANE ASHCROFT Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Lawyer, Other trusteeships: BRITISH AMERICAN DRAMA ACADEMY, SPONSORS FOR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY LIMITED,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/03/2004, number: 1102909
Registered at Companies House on 14/11/2003, number: 04964424

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR05: 205 days late,

Main office

The Clove Building
4 Maguire Street
London
SE1 2NQ

Objectives

(A) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE PROTECTION OF THE WORLD'S CLIMATE SYSTEMS IN SUCH PARTS OF THE WORLD AND BY SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;(B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND INTERESTED PARTIES IN EFFECTIVE REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GASSES AND TO PROMOTE AND CARRY OUT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT RESEARCH INTO THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND TO PUBLISH AND WIDELY DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE WORLDWIDE

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