Overall GiG Score: 12 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 6
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6

RAINFOREST FOUNDATION UK 

The mission of the Rainforest Foundation UK is to support indigenous peoples and traditional populations of the world's rainforest in their efforts to protect their environment and fulfil their rights to land, life and livelihood.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • 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
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Established: 13 years

http://www.rainforestfoundationuk.org/

info@rainforestuk.org

02074850193

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UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

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£3,003£2,490£513£63£1,086£4172210
31/12/21£2,043£2,015£28£44£574£2821.7192
31/12/20£1,941£1,845£96£32£540£1951.3192
31/12/19£3,134£3,545£-411£48£442£1980.7263
31/12/18£4,123£3,876£247£94£874£2430.8271
31/12/17£3,206£3,577£-371£82£631£2650.9240
31/12/16£3,322£2,983£339£126£1,036£2521230
31/12/15£2,810£2,365£446£159£644£1370.7220
31/12/14£2,446£2,563£-117£159£198£50200
31/12/13£2,255£2,144£111£192£311£60160
31/12/12*£1,871£1,894£-23£177£198£240.2160
31/12/11£1,797£1,575£222£41£220£100.1130

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 15%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 38%
Reserves/Spending: 2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 11.7
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Who works here?
  • 21 employees
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Congo (Democratic Republic), Gabon, Ghana, Peru,

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
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Rainforest Foundation UK
£14,900 25/11/2022
Sustainable agroforestry project planting 9,000 forest fruit plants in Cameroon
Samworth Foundation - Environment
£39,200 26/07/2021
To support the organisational strategic review process to ensure the organisation can embed the learning from the pandemic and meet the needs of the staff team and indigenous community groups they ....more
Samworth Foundation - Environment
£225,000 07/12/2020
Core funding to increase their unrestricted income and provide stability to their financial position
Samworth Foundation - Covid-19 Emergency Grant
£15,000 10/07/2020
12
Funding would support their direct salary & IT costs and would mitigate lost unrestricted income as a result of the crisis.
Samworth Foundation - Climate Change Project
£105,000 16/11/2017
36
Ensuring that climate change policies respect people and forests: Campaigner position at the Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK)
Samworth Foundation - Climate Change Project
£105,000 31/10/2017
Ensuring that climate change policies respect people and forests: Campaigner position at the Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK)
Samworth Foundation - Environment & Conservation
£90,000 18/06/2014
Contribution to core funding to support the strategic development of the organisation and allow staff to diversify current funding base.
Samworth Foundation - Environment & Conservation
£90,000 31/05/2014
Contribution to core funding to support the strategic development of the organisation and allow staff to diversify current funding base.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 33-71
  • JOSCELINE MARY CLUFF Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Safeguarding Investigations Manager And Operations
  • ROBERT POORE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Relationship Manager
  • SHARON NATT Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Digital Engagement Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/10/2010, number: 1138287
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/09/2010, number: 07391285
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR12: 13 days late,
Main office

Suite 201
Pill Box Studios
115 Coventry Road
LONDON
E2 6GG

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE TRUST ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:-(1) TO CONSERVE OR ASSIST IN THE CONSERVATION OF THE RAIN FORESTS OF THE WORLD; INCLUDING ALL FLORA, FAUNA, RIVERS, WATERWAYS AND OTHER NATURAL RESOURCES THEREIN;(2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE NEED TO CONSERVE THE RAIN FORESTS AND OTHER NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE WORLD AND THE BALANCE OF SUCH RESOURCES FOR THE LONG-TERM BENEFIT OF THE HUMAN RACE AND ALL OTHER LIVING THINGS THEREIN;(3) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AMONGST THE INHABITANTS OF THE RAIN FORESTS, INCLUDING BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, BY ASSISTING SUCH INHABITANTS TO ACCESS LOCAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES;(4) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE SAID INHABITANTS INCLUDING BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION IN THE FIELD OF HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE BUT IN PARTICULAR BRAZIL, CAMEROON, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO, GABON AND PERU.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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