01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 6 January 1981
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 01533942
- Financial period
- 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
- Latest income
- £15,332,701
- Latest expenditure
- £14,766,383
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Friends of The Earth, 139 Clapham Road, LONDON, SW9 0HP
Website recorded by the regulator: www.friendsoftheearth.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Friends of the Earth Charitable Trust is committed to the conservation, protection and improvement of the environment. It promotes sustainable development for the public benefit by funding work that includes campaigning, research, education and publishing, and the provision of information on environmental problems and their solutions.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 April 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 April 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £15,332,701
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £14,766,383
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 2 April 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 2 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £14,950,721
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £13,817,159
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 April 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £12,766,793
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £13,492,219
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 12 April 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 April 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £13,450,848
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £13,431,783
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 November 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £15,958,076
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £14,494,449
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 July 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 30 April 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £15,332,701
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £14,766,383
- 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 60001 70000
- 7
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 5
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 2 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £14,950,721
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £13,817,159
- 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 60001 70000
- 9
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 4
- Count Volunteers
- 12
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 30 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £12,766,793
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £13,492,219
- 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 60001 70000
- 6
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 5
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 12 April 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £13,450,848
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £13,431,783
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
- Yes
- 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 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 15
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 26 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £15,958,076
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £14,494,449
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- 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 July 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 30 April 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 14909316
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 402376
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 21009
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 15332701
- Income Legacies
- 3477315
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £2,276,939
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £12,489,444
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 14766383
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 10608353
- Expenditure Governance
- 30305
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1561323
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 200180
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,039,826
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2632899
- Assets Own Use
- 1869935
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 762964
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,062,852
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,045,513
- Assets Current Investment
- 5869
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,650,238
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1928013
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 117500
- Assets Cash
- £2,357,554
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4429761
- Funds Restricted
- 220477
- Funds Total
- 4650238
- Count Employees
- 176
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 2 April 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 14882632
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 29679
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 38410
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 14950721
- Income Legacies
- 3264456
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £2,561,388
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £11,255,771
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 13817159
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 9192894
- Expenditure Governance
- 20040
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1809483
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 79775
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £4,083,920
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2439916
- Assets Own Use
- 1919916
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 520000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,464,714
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £820,710
- Assets Current Investment
- 248785
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,083,920
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 626867
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 193843
- Assets Cash
- £1,128,780
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3815158
- Funds Restricted
- 268762
- Funds Total
- 4083920
- Count Employees
- 201
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 30 April 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 12721558
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 27991
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 17244
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 12766793
- Income Legacies
- 1759010
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £2,676,635
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £10,815,584
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 13492219
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 8816163
- Expenditure Governance
- 23595
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1793453
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 114290
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,950,358
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1632360
- Assets Own Use
- 1384331
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 248029
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,232,975
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £914,977
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,950,358
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 914977
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,636,075
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2690613
- Funds Restricted
- 259745
- Funds Total
- 2950358
- Count Employees
- 211
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 12 April 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 12859482
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 36084
- Income Charitable Activities
- 543148
- Income Investments
- 12134
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 13450848
- Income Legacies
- 1001218
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,659,686
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £11,772,097
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 13431783
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 9786280
- Expenditure Governance
- 24489
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1727623
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 368782
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,675,784
- Assets Total Fixed
- 992918
- Assets Own Use
- 744889
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 248029
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,193,552
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £510,686
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,675,784
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 510686
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,099,959
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3396602
- Funds Restricted
- 279182
- Funds Total
- 3675784
- Count Employees
- 190
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 26 November 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 12492263
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 3094915
- Income Charitable Activities
- 358295
- Income Investments
- 12603
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 15958076
- Income Legacies
- 1282806
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £955,562
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £13,538,887
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 14494449
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 11859115
- Expenditure Governance
- 29588
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1342390
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 84449
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,656,719
- Assets Total Fixed
- 863575
- Assets Own Use
- 615546
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 248029
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,019,714
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £226,570
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,656,719
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 226570
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,533,086
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3656719
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 3656719
- Count Employees
- 173
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 117
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- FRIENDS OF THE EARTH CHARITABLE TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1981-01-06T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 10/12/1980AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23/02/1981AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 05/12/1988AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26/10/2004AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 09/02/2014AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25 APR 2016AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 09 NOV 2012AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 23 AUG 2018 as amended on 14 Jun 2025
- Charitable Objects
- A. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN ECOLOGY, NATURAL HISTORY,RESOURCE CONSERVATION, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES; B. THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND SUSTAINABLE USE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THE EARTH'S NATURAL ENVIRONMENT INCLUDING BIO-DIVERSITY, ATMOSPHERE, WATER, LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES;C. THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY:(I) THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION, AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES;(II)CONDUCTING OR COMMISSIONING RESEARCH AND PUBLISHING THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.'SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT' MEANS IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE WHILE LIVING WITHIN THE CARRYING CAPACITY OF SUPPORTING ECOSYSTEMS AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. 2.2 NOTHING IN THE ARTICLES SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008
- Area Of Benefit
- NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 177662
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- FRIENDS OF THE EARTH TRUST LIMITED
- Charity Name Id
- 601597
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- FRIENDS OF THE EARTH TRUST
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures