EUROPEAN NATURE TRUST

Charity number: 1091283
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

At The European Nature Trust, we create unique experiences that connect people to nature and raise funds for leading conservation organisations.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 05 April 2025

Total income: £208,802
Total expenditure: £790,962

People

5 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

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:
  • Education/training
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Belize
  • Romania
  • Scotland
  • Slovakia
  • Spain

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 March 2002: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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
PAUL ALEXANDER LISTER Chair 21 November 2001
None on record
Catherine Capon Trustee 10 July 2018
None on record
DAVID ELTON Trustee 06 June 2013
None on record
ALEXANDRU ENE Trustee 01 January 2013
None on record
TOBY AYKROYD Trustee 04 December 2006
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 05/04/2021 05/04/2022 05/04/2023 05/04/2024 05/04/2025
Total gross income £140.18k £195.60k £265.83k £295.85k £208.80k
Total expenditure £346.69k £475.38k £646.97k £544.68k £790.96k
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

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 05 April 2025 04 February 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2025 04 February 2026 On time
Annual return 05 April 2024 04 February 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2024 04 February 2025 On time
Annual return 05 April 2023 19 November 2024 288 days late
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2023 19 November 2024 288 days late
Annual return 05 April 2022 03 February 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2022 03 February 2023 On time
Annual return 05 April 2021 10 May 2022 94 days late
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2021 10 May 2022 94 days late
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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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST EXECUTED ON THE 21ST NOVEMBER 2001.

Charitable objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUST TO APPLY THE INCOME AND ALL OR SUCH PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES INCLUDING MAKING DONATIONS TO ANY EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE INSTITUTION OR INSTITUTIONS IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY AT THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT 2. THE TRUSTEES MAY AT THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FOR THE PERIOD OF TWENTY-ONE YEARS FROM THE DATE OF THIS DEED INSTEAD OF APPLYING THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY IN ANY YEAR ACCUMULATE ALL OR ANY PART OF SUCH INCOME E AT COMPOUND INTEREST BY INVESTING THE SAME AND THE RESULTING INCOME IN ANY OF THE AUTHORISED INVESTMENTS AND HOLD THE SAME AS A ACCRETION TO AND AS PART OF THE CAPITAL OF THE CHARITY WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THEIR RIGHT TO APPLY THE WHOLE OR ANY PART OF SUCH ACCUMULATED INCOME IN ANY SUBSEQUENT YEAR AS IF THE SAME WERE INCOME OF THE CHARITY ARISING IN THE THEN CURRENT YEAR.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Contact information

Address:
45 WELBECK STREET
LONDON
W1G 8DZ
Phone:
02074860800
Email:
HQ@THEEUROPEANNATURETRUST.COM
Website:

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