UNITED BANK OF CARBON

Charity number: 1133285
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

UBoC?s mission is to promote environmental sustainability by protecting the world?s forests and green spaces through socially responsible partnerships. UBoC?s prime objectives: Provide research to assess the benefits of forests; Support local and national businesses to realise the value of forests;Develop and maintain exemplar forest projects with partners;Enhance environmental education

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £141,048
Total expenditure: £101,575

People

4 Trustee(s)

988 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the 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
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Other Finance
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England
  • Tanzania
  • Vietnam

Governance

Registration history:
  • 14 December 2009: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • UBOC (Working name)
Company number:
06924700 Open in new window
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
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr JONATHAN WILD Chair
None on record
Sheila Huntridge Trustee 01 July 2020
None on record
JENNIFER HARRISON Trustee 18 January 2012
None on record
PROFESSOR PIERS FORSTER Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £4.13k £137.27k £440.48k £177.11k £141.05k
Total expenditure £154.74k £161.12k £453.26k £183.33k £101.58k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £140.90k 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 31 March 2024 20 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 20 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 18 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 18 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 04 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 04 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 13 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 13 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 03 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 Not Required
Submit annual return Open in new window

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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 4 JUNE 2009

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO: 3.1 ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OR IMPROVEMENT, IN PARTICULAR BY ADVANCING THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF THE WORLD'S RAINFORESTS; 3.2 PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BY: 3.2.1 PROMOTING THE PRUDENT USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES; 3.2.2 ADVANCING THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES (IN PARTICULAR OF RAINFOREST COMMUNITIES); 3.2.3 PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION; 3.3 ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN SUBJECTS RELATED TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE PROTECTION, ENHANCEMENT AND REHABILITATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT.

Area of benefit

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

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS.

Contact information

Address:
UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS
WOODHOUSE LANE
LEEDS
LS2 9JT
Phone:
07765282459
Email:
secretary@unitedbankofcarbon.com
Website:

uboc.co.uk