Rainforest Foundation UK

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
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.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023
Total income:
£2,831,094
Donations and legacies | £250.18k | |
Charitable activities | £2.55m | |
Other trading activities | £16.43k | |
Investments | £15.40k | |
Other | £0 |
Total expenditure:
£2,571,727
Raising funds | £87.03k | |
Charitable activities | £2.48m | |
Other | £0 |
£0 investments gains (losses)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
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.
Raising funds and other expenditure | £87.03k | |
Charitable expenditure | £2.48m | |
Retained for future use | £259.37k |
People

21 Employee(s)
12 Trustee(s)
3 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
Number of employees | |
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£70k to £80k | 1 |
Fundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- Education/training
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Other Defined Groups
- The General Public/mankind
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Congo
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Gabon
- Ghana
- Peru
Governance
- 06 October 2010: Standard registration
- 19 July 2012: Funds received from 801436 THE RAINFOREST FOUNDATION (UK)
- THE RAINFOREST FOUNDATION (UK) (Previous name)
- 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
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
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
12 Trustee(s)
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Lucy Katherine Napier Claridge | Chair | 16 March 2021 |
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Catherine Clarke | Trustee | 01 March 2024 |
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Lindsay Deanna Brown | Trustee | 15 September 2023 |
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Leila Rosalie Curran Reid | Trustee | 15 September 2023 |
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Dr Emily Clough | Trustee | 15 September 2023 |
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Charlie Kabanga Tshali | Trustee | 15 September 2023 |
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David Robert Morgan | Trustee | 16 March 2021 |
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Olga Iga Owczarek | Trustee | 16 March 2021 |
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Sharon Natt | Trustee | 16 March 2021 |
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Josceline Mary Cluff | Trustee | 16 March 2021 |
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Robert Poore | Trustee | 16 March 2021 |
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Professor Rosalind Coward | Trustee | 08 March 2018 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/12/2019 | 31/12/2020 | 31/12/2021 | 31/12/2022 | 31/12/2023 | ||
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Total gross income | £3.13m | £1.94m | £2.04m | £3.00m | £2.83m | |
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Total expenditure | £3.54m | £1.84m | £2.02m | £2.49m | £2.57m | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | £2.16m | £973.14k | £481.69k | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | £328.05k | £302.76k | £280.37k | £423.57k | £250.18k | |
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Income - Other trading activities | £21.30k | £18.37k | £17.35k | £17.32k | £16.43k | |
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Income - Charitable activities | £2.78m | £1.62m | £1.75m | £2.56m | £2.55m | |
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Income - Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | £2.20k | £287 | £49 | £2.25k | £15.40k | |
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Income - Other | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Legacies | £69.41k | £98.69k | £10.00k | £500 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | £3.50m | £1.81m | £1.97m | £2.43m | £2.48m | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | £48.47k | £32.20k | £44.13k | £63.01k | £87.03k | |
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Expenditure - Governance | £69.80k | £25.42k | £28.84k | £57.87k | £63.20k | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Other | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
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 InvestmentsInvestments 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.
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 liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese 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.
Asset / Liability | 31/12/2019 | 31/12/2020 | 31/12/2021 | 31/12/2022 | 31/12/2023 | ||
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Own use assets | £10.35k | £7.51k | £3.03k | £1.80k | £1.40k | |
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Long-term investments | £2 | £2 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Other assets | £477.59k | £820.89k | £808.35k | £1.28m | £1.51m | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | £45.67k | £288.64k | £237.87k | £197.01k | £165.53k |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 December 2023 | 20 August 2024 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2023 | 20 August 2024 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2022 | 06 July 2023 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2022 | 06 July 2023 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2021 | 26 April 2022 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2021 | 26 April 2022 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2020 | 06 August 2021 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2020 | 06 August 2021 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2019 | 11 August 2020 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2019 | 11 August 2020 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 29/09/2010 as amended on 16 Mar 2021 as amended on 17 Jul 2023 as amended on 07 Jan 2025
Charitable objects
The Objects of the Charity are for the benefit of the public, including Indigenous Peoples and other local communities of the world?s rainforests: 1. To advance environmental conservation, protection and improvement, including but not limited to, conserving or assisting in the conservation of rainforests, including all flora, fauna, rivers, waterways and other natural resources therein; 2. To advance the education of the public on the need to conserve rainforests and other natural resources, and the need for a balance of such resources for the long-term benefit of the human race and all other living things; 3. To promote human rights, including the right to self-determination of Indigenous Peoples and local communities of the world?s rainforests (as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and subsequent United Nations conventions and declarations) throughout the world, including by all or any of the following means: a. monitoring human rights breaches; b. obtaining redress for victims of human rights abuses; c. providing technical advice to government and others on human rights matters; and d. raising awareness of and promoting respect for human rights issues among individuals and corporations, In furtherance of this Object, but not otherwise, the Trustees shall have power to engage in political activity provided that the Trustees are satisfied that the proposed activities will further the purposes of the Charity to an extent justified by the resources committed and the activity is not the dominant means by which the Charity carries out its Objects.
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE BUT IN PARTICULAR BRAZIL, CAMEROON, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO, GABON AND PERU.
Contact information
- Address:
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Suite 201
Pill Box Studios
115 Coventry Road
LONDON
E2 6GG
- Phone:
- 02074850193
- Email:
- info@rainforestuk.org
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