Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 11

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

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

Grant maker support: +11

Overall GiG Score: 20

CLIMATE OUTREACH AND INFORMATION NETWORK

The Climate Outreach Information Network (COIN) is a charity formed in 2004 to directly engage the public about climate change. COIN inspires lasting changes in attitudes and behaviour through the use of innovative action learning methods and by assisting people to communicate their own messages to their peers.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

Established: 16 years

www.climateoutreach.org

info@climateoutreach.org

01865403332

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/03/23	£2,638	£2,292	£346	£97	£1,004	£426	2.2	27	1
31/03/22	£1,821	£1,508	£313	£97	£658	£186	1.5	22	1
31/03/21	£1,179	£1,003	£176	£74	£346	£143	1.7	19	1
31/03/20	£783	£796	£-13	£72	£170	£130	2	16	2
31/03/19	£618	£618	£0	£36	£183	£51	1	12	2
31/03/18	£491	£470	£21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£397	£362	£35	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£368	£369	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£292	£310	£-17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£210	£188	£22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£263	£256	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£256	£226	£30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	£158	£319	£-160	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	£431	£345	£86	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	£317	£156	£161	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 42%
Reserves/Spending: 2.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 10.8

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

27 employees
1 volunteer

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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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Samworth Foundation	£602,445
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, UK Branch	£195,500
Joseph Rowntree Foundation	£157,112
John Ellerman Foundation	£130,000
JAC Trust	£29,994

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
John Ellerman Foundation - Core costs including investment in harmonisation of systems and databases, new digital outputs and investing in our staff through training
£125,000	27/01/2022 24	Towards supporting the organisation to grow sustainably and continue to play a crucial role in achieving a 1.5-degree world
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, UK Branch - Climate Outreach
£50,000	27/09/2021	Delivery of a climate photography exhibition and a panel event on public engagement in the Green Zone at COP26, as well as restructuring Climate Outreach’s long-term governance strategy.
JAC Trust - Centering refugee and migrant organizations in the climate debate
£29,994	13/06/2021	Project providing tailored, bespoke support to 3 refugee and migrant organisations, so that they are better able to represent the voices of impacted communities in the international and national ....more Project providing tailored, bespoke support to 3 refugee and migrant organisations, so that they are better able to represent the voices of impacted communities in the international and national climate debate
Samworth Foundation - Environment
£244,445	01/06/2021	To fund a Public Engagement Lab which will work to positively engage the public in Climate Change
John Ellerman Foundation - Towards their Public Engagement Communications Lab
£5,000	25/03/2021	Towards their Public Engagement Communications Lab
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, UK Branch - Climate Outreach
£20,500	08/01/2021	To support the core project to build a Climate Engagement Lab,which will develop the capacity of non-governmental organisations to embed new insights from communications researchers and consequently ....more To support the core project to build a Climate Engagement Lab,which will develop the capacity of non-governmental organisations to embed new insights from communications researchers and consequently to construct evidence-based public engagement strategies
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, UK Branch - Climate Outreach
£75,000	19/11/2020	Support for the developmental phase of the Climate Engagement Initiative (CEI), a nascent international alliance which promotes a world where governments fully engage their public on climate change.
Samworth Foundation - Environment
£50,000	01/10/2020	To fund toward the next step in the Public Engagement process, a place where civil society organisations (CSO’s) can share research, learning and skills
Samworth Foundation - Public Engagement Collaboration
£8,000	23/07/2020 12	Seed funding for the development phase 1. To pay for a role to conduct the follow up work, manage relationships and work with a consultancy to develop the plans ready to implement phase 2 and ready ....more Seed funding for the development phase 1. To pay for a role to conduct the follow up work, manage relationships and work with a consultancy to develop the plans ready to implement phase 2 and ready for funders.
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, UK Branch - Climate Outreach
£50,000	23/01/2020	To support Climate Outreach to develop their capacity in this critical 2020 year for climate action.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Climate Outreach
£157,112	30/11/2019 60	Work on climate change and migration
Samworth Foundation - Environment
£300,000	07/11/2019 36	Driving Public Concern for Climate Change
Wates Family Enterprise Trust - Climate Outreach
£35,000	26/06/2018	Recruitment of a Business Development Manager to continue the successful impact of the Climate Visuals project & make it financially sustainable.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Climate Outreach
£30,000	27/02/2008 24	Towards Unrestricted core costs Towards core costs.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 34-64

DR ELLIE MURTAGH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Climate Adaption Lead

DR HALIMA SACRANIE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Researcher

LUDOVIC PHALIPPOU Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Professor Of Financial Economics

PETER MORLEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Portfolio Manager, Other trusteeship: BASE 51,

PHIL BLOOMER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Executive Director

POLLYANA CARR Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

SUSAN KUCZYNSKA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Lawyer

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/03/2008, number: 1123315
Registered at Companies House on 21/12/2007, number: 06459313

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

15 returns made; all on time

Main office

Climate Outreach
The Old Music Hall
106-108 Cowley Road
OXFORD
OX4 1JE

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES CONCERNING CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS IMPACT

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, THROUGHOUT ENGLAND AND WALES

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