CIRCULAR BIOECONOMY ALLIANCE

Charity number: 1204669
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

CBA provides funding , expertise, and know how to facilitate projects designed to accelerate the transition to a "circular bioeconomy" that is climate neutral, inclusive and prospers in harmony with nature. Circular bioeconomy means a system where renewable biological resources from the land and sea (such as plants, animals, micro-organisms and derived biomass) are restored and sustainably managed

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income:
£1,118,634

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Donations and legacies £677.86k
Charitable activities £0
Other trading activities £440.78k
Investments £0
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£1,156,005

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Raising funds £335.89k
Charitable activities £820.11k
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

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.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £335.89k
Charitable expenditure £820.11k

People

2 Employee(s)

5 Trustee(s)

5 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£70k to £80k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity has one or more trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Brazil
  • Chad
  • China
  • Colombia
  • Ecuador
  • Ghana
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Kenya
  • Madagascar
  • Mozambique
  • Nigeria
  • Peru
  • Romania
  • Rwanda
  • South Africa
  • Uganda

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 September 2023: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • CBA (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
DAME AMELIA CHILCOTT FAWCETT Chair 12 September 2023
PROJECT HOPE, UNITED KINGDOM
Received: On time
Federico Marchetti Trustee 04 September 2025
None on record
Francis Vijay Narasimhan Rangarajan Trustee 05 October 2023
None on record
Professor Nathalie Seddon Trustee 12 September 2023
None on record
Tanya Margaret Anne Steele Trustee 12 September 2023
DISASTERS EMERGENCY COMMITTEE
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £3.02m £1.12m
Total expenditure £324.51k £1.16m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £3.00m £677.86k
Income - Other trading activities £0 £440.78k
Income - Charitable activities £0 £0
Income - Endowments £0 £0
Income - Investment £0 £0
Income - Other £24.26k £0
Income - Legacies £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £322.80k £820.11k
Expenditure - Raising funds £1.70k £335.89k
Expenditure - Governance £108.73k £123.43k
Expenditure - Grants institution £4.06k £22.13k
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £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 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Own use assets £1.16k £1.97k
Long-term investments £0 £0
Other assets £2.89m £3.08m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0
Total liabilities £188.19k £417.31k

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 March 2025 30 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 30 January 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 28 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 28 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 12 Sep 2023

Charitable objects

3.1 TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE TRANSFORMATION OF DEGRADED LAND INTO REGENERATIVE LANDSCAPES THAT ARE BIODIVERSITY POSITIVE AND CLIMATE NEUTRAL. 3.2 TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY: 3.2.1 THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF RESOURCES; 3.2.2 THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES; AND 3.2.3 THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION OF NATURE; 3.3 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN SUBJECTS RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE PROTECTION, ENHANCEMENT AND REHABILITATION OF NATURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT AND TO PROMOTE STUDY AND RESEARCH IN SUCH SUBJECTS PROVIDED THAT THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH ARE DISSEMINATED TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS “DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS.”

Contact information

Address:
71 Queen Victoria Street
London
EC4V 4BE
Phone:
02072035000
Email:
info@circularbioeconomyalliance.org
Website:

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