Overall GiG Score: 13 based on 16 data points

Finance: 2

Governance: 0

Support: 11

Poor Liquidity: -1, Fundraising costs low: +3,

Supporters: +11

THE GAIA FOUNDATION

Gaia works to revive bio-cultural diversity, to regenerate healthy ecosystems and to strengthen community ecological governance for climate change resilience. We work with partner organisations, communities and movements. Our activities focus on Food, Seed and Climate Change Resilience, Sacred Lands and Wilderness, Earth Jurisprudence, and looking Beyond Extractivism.

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Positives:

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
This charity uses a corporate trustee

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

Established: 37 years

www.gaiafoundation.org

info@gaianet.org

07483950855

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
31/12/22	£1,275	£1,227	£48	£27	£901	£235	2.3	10	1
31/12/21	£1,395	£1,089	£307	£28	£853	£199	2.2	10	0
31/12/20	£972	£988	£-16	£33	£547	£141	1.7	9	1
31/12/19	£983	£997	£-14	£28	£563	£152	1.8	8	3
31/12/18	£1,331	£1,185	£146	£18	£576	£150	1.5	7	8
31/12/17	£910	£867	£43	£20	£430	£126	1.7	6	0
31/12/16	£691	£830	£-139	£39	£387	£121	1.8	8	0
31/12/15	£930	£1,002	£-72	£64	£526	£87	1	9	0
31/12/14	£1,086	£959	£127	£48	£601	£90	1.1	9	0
31/12/13	£1,462	£1,409	£54	£44	£474	£127	1.1	8	0
31/12/12	£1,270	£1,342	£-71	£37	£420	£185	1.7	12	0
31/12/11	£1,428	£1,754	£-326	£27	£491	£259	1.8	8	0
31/12/10	£1,246	£1,934	£-688	£55	£817	£221	1.4	9	0
31/12/09	£2,170	£1,796	£374	£47	£1,505	£317	2.1	10	0
31/12/08	£2,572	£1,860	£712	£19	£1,131	£230	1.5	8	0
31/12/07	£1,615	£1,739	£-125	£21	£419	£206	1.4	7	0
31/12/06	£1,938	£1,640	£298	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/05	£1,943	£2,043	£-100	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/04	£2,144	£2,414	£-270	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 26%
Reserves/Spending: 2.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 21.1

Asset Split ?

What it does

Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes

Who works here?

10 employees
1 volunteer

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Australia, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Ethiopia, Finland, Ghana, Ireland, Kenya, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, Throughout England And Wales, Uganda, Uruguay, Zimbabwe,

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

Thirty Percy Foundation	£300,000
Samworth Foundation	£263,742
The Tudor Trust	£90,000
Rothschild Foundation	£30,000
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation	£22,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Rothschild Foundation
£30,000	25/09/2023	We Feed the UK is an ambitious storytelling campaign weaving together the arts and environmental sectors through documentary photography and spoken word to champion the farmers trailblazing ....more We Feed the UK is an ambitious storytelling campaign weaving together the arts and environmental sectors through documentary photography and spoken word to champion the farmers trailblazing regenerative farming.
Samworth Foundation
£103,742	01/06/2021	Funding to transform how Gaia work; including reducing to a 4-day week; investing in technological capability; creating new entrant opportunities for young people and developing an ‘Act local’ ....more Funding to transform how Gaia work; including reducing to a 4-day week; investing in technological capability; creating new entrant opportunities for young people and developing an ‘Act local’ plan for their staff wellbeing
Samworth Foundation
£10,000	21/01/2021	To fund the costs of transitioning to home-working due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Samworth Foundation
£150,000	16/06/2020 36	Seed Sovereignty Programme is to increase the production of open pollinated and locally produced seeds in the UK and Ireland.
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
£22,500	12/05/2020 6	towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
Thirty Percy Foundation
£300,000	16/04/2020	Core costs
The Tudor Trust
£90,000	13/08/2019 36	over three years as continuation funding towards the core costs of an organisation working worldwide to develop an integrated approach to climate change through social and ecological justice
The National Lottery Community Fund
£10,000	21/09/2018 12	The project aims to encourage the community to support local farmers and sustainable farming as a whole. It will also give them the chance to meet and learn new skills from other organisations and ....more The project aims to encourage the community to support local farmers and sustainable farming as a whole. It will also give them the chance to meet and learn new skills from other organisations and brands when they come together.
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
£135,000	30/08/2017 36	Towards the project costs of a seed sovereignty programme for the UK, to promote a biodiverse and resilient arable and vegetable seed system.
Comic Relief
£300,000	19/07/2017 24	In Stellenbosch and the surrounding areas gang violence and substance misuse is rife. With high unemployment and very few prospects for the future, young people are left with little hope but to join ....more In Stellenbosch and the surrounding areas gang violence and substance misuse is rife. With high unemployment and very few prospects for the future, young people are left with little hope but to join gangs and get involved in illegal and very often violent activity.The project will work with young people in conflict with the law to support them to change their behaviours through a journey of self-belief, trust and realisation. They will receive mentoring, support and skills training to give them hope and prepare them for the future. In addition the project will work with children and young people in schools to prevent them from joining gangs.
Comic Relief
£348,050	25/01/2017 36	This project will work directly with communities in Western and Northern Uganda to develop viable alternatives to the extractive industries that are impacting these areas. It will develop pilot ....more This project will work directly with communities in Western and Northern Uganda to develop viable alternatives to the extractive industries that are impacting these areas. It will develop pilot initiatives in farming and alternative energy sources. They will use learning from these to support local and national advocacy with the intention of developing a viable alternative non-extractive development plan for Uganda, and promoting an alternative vision of development without environmental destruction.
The Tudor Trust
£75,000	07/12/2016 36	over three years as continuation funding towards the core costs of an organisation working worldwide to build an integrated approach to climate change through social and ecological justice
Comic Relief
£310,650	30/11/2016 18	The Cape Flats is home to communities of blacks and coloured's who live in the legacy of discrimination resulting in poverty, malnutrition, poor life expectancy, social disintegration, shortfalls in ....more The Cape Flats is home to communities of blacks and coloured's who live in the legacy of discrimination resulting in poverty, malnutrition, poor life expectancy, social disintegration, shortfalls in education and other social services. This has supported the formation of dangerous gangs. The project will befriend and support girls who have been involved in gangs. It will assist them to grow their self-esteem, resilience and sense of self-worth through providing mentoring. Families and schools will be strengthened to provide support to these girls. As a result of the project less girls will be involved in gangs and more girls will complete their schooling, be employed and lead safer lives.
The Tudor Trust
£105,000	22/10/2013 36	over three years as continuation funding towards the core costs of an organisation working worldwide to build an integrated approach to climate change through social and ecological justice

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How is it governed?

Trustees (1)

Gaia Trustee Limited

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/03/1987, number: 327412
Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Main office

44 GRAND PARADE
BRIGHTON
BN2 9QA

Objectives

(I)TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN SUBJECTS WHICH INFORM INDIVIDUALS OF ECONOMIC BUSINESS SOCIAL OR OTHER STRUCTURES WHICH DEVELOP IN A NATURAL ORGANIC OR HOLISTIC FORM AND IN SUBJECTS WHICH BRING ABOUT A SYNTHESIS OF ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE TO THE BENEFIT OF MANKIND AND THE PLANET AS A WHOLE. (II)TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE BY WAY OF RESOURCES HEALTHCARE OR OTHER MEANS TO THE POOR OR UNDERPRIVILEGED ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

Defined Area of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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