Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 11

Large legacies income: +1
Volatile income
spending growth: -1
Fundraising costs low: +3

No volunteer policy: -2

Grant maker support: +11

Overall GiG Score: 12

GREENPEACE ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST

The Trust aims to achieve its objectives by funding work that includes education, scientific research, investigations and promoting sustainable development.In the medium to long term we are prioritising work in the areas of Climate change, Forests, and Oceans.We work closely with other Greenpeace entities around the world so as to maximise the impact of our charitable work.

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Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

Established: 42 years

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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
31/12/22	£8,114	£8,641	£-527	£522	£5,540	£3,241	4.5	0	20
31/12/21	£11,807	£8,489	£3,318	£640	£6,067	£4,590	6.5	0	20
31/12/20	£10,610	£10,592	£18	£377	£2,749	£1,287	1.5	0	20
31/12/19	£8,415	£8,515	£-100	£378	£2,731	£1,977	2.8	0	6
31/12/18	£6,599	£6,136	£463	£315	£2,831	£2,377	4.6	0	4
31/12/17	£5,782	£5,965	£-183	£305	£2,367	£2,050	4.1	0	0
31/12/16	£4,717	£5,974	£-1,258	£276	£2,550	£2,340	4.7	0	0
31/12/15	£6,287	£5,339	£948	£293	£3,807	£3,496	7.9	0	0
31/12/14	£5,311	£4,461	£850	£184	£2,869	£2,561	6.9	0	0
31/12/13	£3,574	£4,137	£-563	£155	£2,019	£1,614	4.7	0	0
31/12/12	£3,555	£3,875	£-320	£121	£2,582	£1,996	6.2	1	0
31/12/11	£4,038	£3,323	£715	£109	£2,902	£2,187	7.9	1	0
31/12/10	£2,733	£2,782	£-49	£116	£2,187	£2,043	8.8	1	0
31/12/09	£2,583	£2,699	£-115	£111	£2,236	£2,084	9.3	1	0
31/12/08	£2,731	£2,977	£-246	£87	£2,339	£2,087	8.4	1	0
31/12/07	£2,943	£2,806	£136	£102	£2,584	£2,433	10.4	1	0
31/12/06	£2,438	£3,021	£-583	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05	£3,499	£2,106	£1,393	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04	£1,391	£1,362	£30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 6.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 59%
Reserves/Spending: 4.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 117.9

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Environment/Conservation/Heritage

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

China, Indonesia, Islington, Japan, Russia,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
20 volunteers

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

John Ellerman Foundation	£100,000
Esmee Fairbairn	£96,000
Brian Mercer Trust	£25,000
The Shears Foundation	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Greenpeace Environmental Trust
£6,000	20/02/2023	Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
The Shears Foundation - Greenpeace Environmental Trust
£5,000	01/11/2022	Supporting scientific research to secure the future of our planet
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Greenpeace Environmental Trust
£60,000	20/04/2022 8	Towards project costs monitoring marine activity in Scottish waters and supporting sustainable fishers
Brian Mercer Trust - Grant to Greenpeace UK
£25,000	13/04/2022	Funding environmental and climate change campaigns
The Shears Foundation - Greenpeace Environmental Trust
£5,000	22/07/2021	Operation Ocean Witness - Protecting the UK’s Seas, Marine Environment and Creating more Sustainable Coastal Communities
John Ellerman Foundation - & towards salaries of the team working on UK marine protection, and some direct costs relating to the activities.
£100,000	27/05/2021 24	Towards the costs of their "UK Oceans Campaign" to secure a network of fully or highly protected Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), off limits to all destructive activity, across at least 30% ....more Towards the costs of their "UK Oceans Campaign" to secure a network of fully or highly protected Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), off limits to all destructive activity, across at least 30% of UK waters by 2030.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Greenpeace Environmental Trust
£30,000	05/05/2020 6	towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
Thirty Percy Foundation - Grant to Greenpeace UK
£45,000	05/01/2019	Piloting a robust monitoring platform to assess companies' commitments to reducing palm oil use and deforestation in their supply chains. Helping to define the 'Post 2020 No Deforestation' agenda.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Greenpeace Environmental Trust
£300,000	12/09/2017 60	Towards delivering a suite of UK marine work, including the costs of the salary of the head of oceans, to take action on marine plastics pollution, supporting smaller scale fishermen and ensuring ....more Towards delivering a suite of UK marine work, including the costs of the salary of the head of oceans, to take action on marine plastics pollution, supporting smaller scale fishermen and ensuring supermarkets stock fish and shellfish that represent the be
John Ellerman Foundation - Towards costs of reducing the plastic pollution of UK waters
£105,000	25/05/2017 36	Towards the costs of carrying out research and practical activities to reduce plastics in the sea and support people, corporates and the government to take action and put in place tangible solutions
Mark Leonard Trust - Salary costs
£30,000	10/05/2016	Towards research and briefings on the finances of fossil fuel projects by major gas and oil companies and the associated financial risks.
J J Charitable Trust - Salary costs
£30,000	10/05/2016	Towards research and briefings on the finances of fossil fuel projects by major gas and oil companies and the associated financial risks.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Greenpeace Environmental Trust
£180,000	20/06/2013	Towards sustainable fishing practices, associated marine conservation benefits, and to support coastal communities through a partnership between Greenpeace and New Under Ten Fishermen's Association.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 57-80

ANDREW MCPARLAND Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Engineer

COLIN HINES Appointed: 2006, Occupation: Environmentalist

DEBORAH JAN TRIPLEY Appointed: 2002, Occupation: Barrister

GEORGE CRAIG MACFARLANE Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Director

MARTYN DAY Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Solicitor

MR STEVE WARSHAL (Chair), Occupation: Publisher

MOIRA ALISON REYNOLDS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Executive Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/06/1982, number: 284934
Registered at Companies House on 20/05/1982, number: 01636817

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

01/09/2022 - Asset transfer in from THE JOAN TANNER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT
14/09/2022 - Asset transfer in from HELP RESCUE THE PLANET

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE JOAN TANNER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT on 01/09/2022
Asset transfer in from HELP RESCUE THE PLANET on 14/09/2022

Main office

Greenpeace UK
Canonbury Villas
London
N1 2PN

Objectives

(A) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN WORLD ECOLOGY. (B) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC CONCERNING THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND EFFECTS ON THAT ENVIRONMENT OF BOTH NATURAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES WHETHER PURSUED BY MAN OR NOT. (C) TO CONDUCT AND PROCURE RESEARCH CONCERNING WORLD ECOLOGY AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE EFFECTS ON THAT ENVIRONMENT OF BOTH NATURAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES WHETHER PURSUED BY MAN OR NOT AND TO PUBLISH USEFUL RESULTS OF THAT RESEARCH. (D)TO RELIEVE ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SICKNESS OR SUFFERING AMONG BOTH HUMANS AND ANIMALS WHICH IS A CONSEQUENCE OF ANY CHANGE TO THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT WHETHER CAUSED BY MAN OR NOT. (E) TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT, THE PRUDENT USE OF RESOURCES AND THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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