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GREENPEACE ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST

Registered charity 284934 · organisation 284934

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
22 June 1982
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
01636817
Financial period
1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income
£13,356,195
Latest expenditure
£11,776,993
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Greenpeace UK, Canonbury Villas, London, N1 2PN

Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/greenpeace-environmental-trust/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Trust aims to achieve its objectives by funding work that includes education, scientific research, investigations and promoting sustainable development.In the medium to long term we are prioritising work in the areas of Climate change, Forests, and Oceans.We work closely with other Greenpeace entities around the world so as to maximise the impact of our charitable work.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

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
28 August 2025
Date Accounts Received
28 August 2025
Total Gross Income
£13,356,195
Total Gross Expenditure
£11,776,993
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
28 August 2024
Date Accounts Received
28 August 2024
Total Gross Income
£10,126,439
Total Gross Expenditure
£11,017,107
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
20 October 2023
Date Accounts Received
20 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£8,113,915
Total Gross Expenditure
£8,641,009
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
3 October 2022
Date Accounts Received
3 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£11,807,161
Total Gross Expenditure
£8,489,109
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference
AR20
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received
22 September 2021
Date Accounts Received
22 September 2021
Total Gross Income
£10,609,674
Total Gross Expenditure
£10,591,940

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
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
28 August 2025
Total Gross Income
£13,356,195
Total Gross Expenditure
£11,776,993
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
Count Volunteers
20
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
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
28 August 2024
Total Gross Income
£10,126,439
Total Gross Expenditure
£11,017,107
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
Count Volunteers
20
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
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
20 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£8,113,915
Total Gross Expenditure
£8,641,009
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
No
Count Volunteers
20
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
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
3 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£11,807,161
Total Gross Expenditure
£8,489,109
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
No
Count Volunteers
20
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR20
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2020
Ar Due Date
31 October 2021
Ar Received Date
22 September 2021
Total Gross Income
£10,609,674
Total Gross Expenditure
£10,591,940
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
No
Count Volunteers
20

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
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
28 August 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
13224465
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
131730
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
13356195
Income Legacies
5329511
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£947,603
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£10,829,390
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
11776993
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
10771799
Expenditure Governance
24795
Expenditure Support Costs
11863
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£5,350,633
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£6,998,496
Assets Total Liabilities
£770,298
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£6,228,198
Creditors One Year Total Current
770298
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£5,097,494
Funds Endowment
144026
Funds Unrestricted
5350633
Funds Restricted
733539
Funds Total
6228198
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
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
28 August 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
10041064
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
85375
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
10126439
Income Legacies
3838271
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£746,183
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£10,270,924
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
11017107
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
10215778
Expenditure Governance
24707
Expenditure Support Costs
10179
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,682,148
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£5,130,966
Assets Total Liabilities
£481,970
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£4,648,996
Creditors One Year Total Current
481970
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£3,595,030
Funds Endowment
144026
Funds Unrestricted
2682148
Funds Restricted
1822822
Funds Total
4648996
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
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
20 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
8095640
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
18275
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
8113915
Income Legacies
2194137
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£521,554
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£8,119,455
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
8641009
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
8072778
Expenditure Governance
18312
Expenditure Support Costs
10758
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£3,241,054
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£5,582,210
Assets Total Liabilities
£42,546
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£5,539,664
Creditors One Year Total Current
42546
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£5,015,407
Funds Endowment
144602
Funds Unrestricted
3241054
Funds Restricted
2154008
Funds Total
5539664
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
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
3 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
11804622
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
2539
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
11807161
Income Legacies
6792449
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£640,046
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£7,849,063
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
8489109
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
7796240
Expenditure Governance
16226
Expenditure Support Costs
21916
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£4,590,176
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£6,092,977
Assets Total Liabilities
£26,219
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£6,066,758
Creditors One Year Total Current
26219
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£5,760,747
Funds Endowment
144026
Funds Unrestricted
4590176
Funds Restricted
1332556
Funds Total
6066758
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR20
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2020
Ar Due Date
31 October 2021
Ar Received Date
22 September 2021
Income Donations And Legacies
8570766
Income Other Trading Activities
2030216
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
8692
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
10609674
Income Legacies
5240958
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£377,050
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£10,214,890
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
10591940
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
10145521
Expenditure Governance
25974
Expenditure Support Costs
25325
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,287,429
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,784,126
Assets Total Liabilities
£35,420
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,748,706
Creditors One Year Total Current
35420
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,730,873
Funds Endowment
144026
Funds Unrestricted
1287429
Funds Restricted
1317251
Funds Total
2748706
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
China
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Asia
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Islington
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Russia
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Indonesia
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Asia
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Japan
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Asia
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
Classification Code
112
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Environment/conservation/heritage
Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
GREENPEACE ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST
Charity Event Order
3
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2022-09-14T00:00:00
Reason
Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number
5027111
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1148875
Assoc Charity Name
HELP RESCUE THE PLANET
Charity Name
GREENPEACE ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2022-09-01T00:00:00
Reason
Funds transferred (gi)
Assoc Organisation Number
267055
Assoc Registered Charity Number
267055
Assoc Charity Name
THE JOAN TANNER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT
Charity Name
GREENPEACE ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1982-06-22T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 20TH MAY 1982 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 29TH JULY 1993 AND 18TH JULY 2007.
Charitable Objects
(A) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN WORLD ECOLOGY. (B) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC CONCERNING THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND EFFECTS ON THAT ENVIRONMENT OF BOTH NATURAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES WHETHER PURSUED BY MAN OR NOT. (C) TO CONDUCT AND PROCURE RESEARCH CONCERNING WORLD ECOLOGY AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE EFFECTS ON THAT ENVIRONMENT OF BOTH NATURAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES WHETHER PURSUED BY MAN OR NOT AND TO PUBLISH USEFUL RESULTS OF THAT RESEARCH. (D)TO RELIEVE ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SICKNESS OR SUFFERING AMONG BOTH HUMANS AND ANIMALS WHICH IS A CONSEQUENCE OF ANY CHANGE TO THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT WHETHER CAUSED BY MAN OR NOT. (E) TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT, THE PRUDENT USE OF RESOURCES AND THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS " DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS."
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
225857
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
GREENPEACE ENVIROMENTAL TRUST

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures