GREENPEACE ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST

Charity number: 284934
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

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.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Islington
  • China
  • Indonesia
  • Japan
  • Russia

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 June 1982: Standard registration
  • 01 September 2022: Funds received from 267055 THE JOAN TANNER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT
  • 14 September 2022: Funds received from 1148875 HELP RESCUE THE PLANET
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • GREENPEACE ENVIROMENTAL TRUST (Previous name)
Company number:
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
MR STEVE WARSHAL Chair
None on record
Susan Ann Cooper Trustee 03 December 2024
None on record
Moira Alison Reynolds Trustee 23 March 2020
None on record
Andrew McParland Trustee 10 December 2014
None on record
DEBORAH JAN TRIPLEY Trustee
None on record
COLIN HINES Trustee
None on record
MARTYN DAY Trustee
None on record
GEORGE CRAIG MACFARLANE Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £8.42m £10.61m £11.81m £8.11m £10.13m
Total expenditure £8.51m £10.59m £8.49m £8.64m £11.02m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £8.40m £8.57m £11.80m £8.10m £10.04m
Income - Other trading activities £0 £2.03m £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £15.12k £8.69k £2.54k £18.27k £85.38k
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £2.71m £5.24m £6.79m £2.19m £3.84m
Expenditure - Charitable activities £8.14m £10.21m £7.85m £8.12m £10.27m
Expenditure - Raising funds £378.25k £377.05k £640.05k £521.55k £746.18k
Expenditure - Governance £10.75k £25.97k £16.23k £18.31k £24.71k
Expenditure - Grants institution £7.72m £10.15m £7.80m £8.07m £10.22m
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Own use assets £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Long-term investments £31.69k £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £2.92m £2.78m £6.09m £5.58m £5.13m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £220.01k £35.42k £26.22k £42.55k £481.97k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 28 August 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 28 August 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 20 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 20 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 03 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 03 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 22 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 22 September 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 20 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 20 October 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Contact information

Address:
Greenpeace UK
Canonbury Villas
London
N1 2PN
Phone:
02078658100