RAINFOREST CONCERN — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 22 November 1993
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £777,339
Latest expenditure: £961,463
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 19 Royal Crescent, BATH, BA1 2LT

Website recorded by the regulator: www.rainforestconcern.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To protect and conserve threatened natural habitats for the public benefit and for endangered species of animals and plants. In particular, in areas having endangered forests or other endangered natural habitats.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 20 October 2026
Date Accounts Received: 20 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £777,339
Total Gross Expenditure: £961,463

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 20 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 20 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,115,705
Total Gross Expenditure: £610,422

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 22 July 2024
Date Accounts Received: 22 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,057,111
Total Gross Expenditure: £479,165

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 16 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 16 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £602,225
Total Gross Expenditure: £515,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 2 August 2022
Date Accounts Received: 2 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £735,934
Total Gross Expenditure: £490,322

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 20 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £777,339
Total Gross Expenditure: £961,463
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 20 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,115,705
Total Gross Expenditure: £610,422
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 22 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,057,111
Total Gross Expenditure: £479,165
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 16 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £602,225
Total Gross Expenditure: £515,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 2 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £735,934
Total Gross Expenditure: £490,322
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 20 October 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 758748
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 18591
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 777339
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £142,409
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £819,054
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 961463
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 535751
Expenditure Governance: 7800
Expenditure Support Costs: 118834
Expenditure Depreciation: 670
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £484,364
Assets Total Fixed: 1953062
Assets Own Use: 1953062
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £958,802
Assets Total Liabilities: £21,772
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,890,092
Creditors One Year Total Current: 21772
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £798,687
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2437426
Funds Restricted: 452666
Funds Total: 2890092
Count Employees: 2
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 20 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 1097883
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 17822
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1115705
Income Legacies: 103629
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £150,764
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £459,658
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 610422
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 220692
Expenditure Governance: 7800
Expenditure Support Costs: 43942
Expenditure Depreciation: 1044
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £528,102
Assets Total Fixed: 1805253
Assets Own Use: 1805253
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,282,478
Assets Total Liabilities: £13,515
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,074,216
Creditors One Year Total Current: 13515
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,117,772
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2333355
Funds Restricted: 740861
Funds Total: 3074216
Count Employees: 2
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 22 July 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 1053453
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 3658
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1057111
Income Legacies: 200000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £127,575
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £351,590
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 479165
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 129157
Expenditure Governance: 7800
Expenditure Support Costs: 105031
Expenditure Depreciation: 982
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £484,689
Assets Total Fixed: 1647930
Assets Own Use: 1647930
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £932,162
Assets Total Liabilities: £11,159
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,568,933
Creditors One Year Total Current: 11159
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £672,266
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2132619
Funds Restricted: 436314
Funds Total: 2568933
Count Employees: 2
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 16 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 601743
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 482
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 602225
Income Legacies: 33710
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £116,777
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £398,223
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 515000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 185489
Expenditure Governance: 7800
Expenditure Support Costs: 92321
Expenditure Depreciation: 1049
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £387,008
Assets Total Fixed: 1295846
Assets Own Use: 1295846
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £707,873
Assets Total Liabilities: £12,733
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,990,986
Creditors One Year Total Current: 12733
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £658,972
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1682854
Funds Restricted: 308132
Funds Total: 1990986
Count Employees: 2
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 2 August 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 735922
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 12
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 735934
Income Legacies: 27113
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £126,795
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £363,527
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 490322
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 217259
Expenditure Governance: 7800
Expenditure Support Costs: 83651
Expenditure Depreciation: 599
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £335,435
Assets Total Fixed: 1254514
Assets Own Use: 1254514
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £672,389
Assets Total Liabilities: £23,143
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,903,760
Creditors One Year Total Current: 23143
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £612,436
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1589949
Funds Restricted: 313811
Funds Total: 1903760
Count Employees: 2
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: India
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Costa Rica
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: North America
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Colombia
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: South America
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Romania
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Brazil
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: South America
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Peru
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: South America
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Chile
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: South America
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Ecuador
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: South America
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 111
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Animals

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: RAINFOREST CONCERN
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1993-11-22T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 15TH NOVEMBER 1993
Charitable Objects: (A) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO PROMOTE THE PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION OF THE FLORA AND FAUNA OF AND FEATURES OF HISTORICAL, AESTHETIC AND ARCHITECTURAL INTEREST, IN AREAS OF ENDANGERED FOREST AND OTHER ENDANGERED HABITATS OF SPECIAL SCIENTIFIC OR ECOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS "THE HABITATS") WHETHER IN AFRICA, ASIA, LATIN AMERICA OR ELSEWHERE, AND IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, COSTA RICA (B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC CONCERNING THE HABITATS, INCLUDING THE CULTURE OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF THE HABITATS, BY THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH AND THE PUBLICATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH (C) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AMONGST THE PEOPLES LIVING IN THE HABITATS WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON ASSISTING THEM TO UNDERTAKE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES IN A MANNER LEAST DAMAGING TO THE ECOLOGY OF THE HABITATS (D) TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT HEALTH
Area Of Benefit: AFRICA ASIA LATIN AMERICA OR ELSEWHERE BUT IN PARTICULAR COSTA RICA

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures