CCEW Charity Commission profile

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FOUNDATION CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1088128 · organisation 3973951

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Trust
Registered
20 August 2001
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£7,787,064
Latest expenditure
£6,228,095
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Environmental Justice Foundation, 2nd floor, Gensurco House, 3-5 Spafield Street, Farringdon, London

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

EJF protects biodiversity and defends the most basic human rights to a secure environment. EJF trains and equips environmental defenders and works at the grassroots to investigate, expose and resolve threats to the natural world. Our high-level campaigns take local issues to influential decision makers who can change global environmental governance and protection for good.

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
24 September 2026
Date Accounts Received
24 September 2026
Total Gross Income
£7,787,064
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,228,095
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
22 October 2025
Date Accounts Received
22 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£6,987,520
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,945,840
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
29 October 2024
Date Accounts Received
29 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£5,602,588
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,900,633
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
27 October 2023
Date Accounts Received
27 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£5,041,692
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,518,758
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
24 October 2022
Date Accounts Received
24 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£3,656,946
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,867,150

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
24 September 2026
Total Gross Income
£7,787,064
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,228,095
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£26,003
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
1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
3
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
1
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
1
Count Volunteers
2
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
22 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£6,987,520
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,945,840
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
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
3
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
2
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
29 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£5,602,588
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,900,633
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
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
1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
0
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
0
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
1
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
0
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
1
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
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
27 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£5,041,692
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,518,758
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
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 90001 100000
1
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
1
Count Volunteers
4
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
24 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£3,656,946
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,867,150
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
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 80001 90000
1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
5

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
24 September 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
7698012
Income Other Trading Activities
124
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
78268
Income Other
10660
Income Total Income And Endowments
7787064
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£44,104
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£6,183,991
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
6228095
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
894042
Expenditure Governance
65542
Expenditure Support Costs
180870
Expenditure Depreciation
46669
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
-232566
Reserves
£4,115,154
Assets Total Fixed
86530
Assets Own Use
28431
Assets Long Term Investment
58099
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£7,760,008
Assets Total Liabilities
£148,902
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£7,697,636
Creditors One Year Total Current
148902
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£6,976,099
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
4583122
Funds Restricted
3114514
Funds Total
7697636
Count Employees
111
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
22 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
6917481
Income Other Trading Activities
1351
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
63902
Income Other
4786
Income Total Income And Endowments
6987520
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£66,491
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£5,879,349
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
5945840
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
251945
Expenditure Depreciation
58903
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
87123
Reserves
£3,000,000
Assets Total Fixed
133199
Assets Own Use
133199
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£6,454,531
Assets Total Liabilities
£216,497
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£6,371,233
Creditors One Year Total Current
216497
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£5,753,055
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3233662
Funds Restricted
3137571
Funds Total
6371233
Count Employees
113
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
29 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
5519713
Income Other Trading Activities
3994
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
38544
Income Other
40337
Income Total Income And Endowments
5602588
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£47,280
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£5,853,353
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
5900633
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
382508
Expenditure Depreciation
86396
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
-172451
Reserves
£2,200,000
Assets Total Fixed
137363
Assets Own Use
137363
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£5,324,514
Assets Total Liabilities
£219,447
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£5,242,430
Creditors One Year Total Current
219447
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£4,352,264
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3012430
Funds Restricted
2230000
Funds Total
5242430
Count Employees
111
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
27 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
5018038
Income Other Trading Activities
2404
Income Charitable Activities
1900
Income Investments
14914
Income Other
4436
Income Total Income And Endowments
5041692
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£35,791
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£4,482,967
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
4518758
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
56450
Expenditure Support Costs
320800
Expenditure Depreciation
80996
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
170072
Reserves
£1,500,000
Assets Total Fixed
174345
Assets Own Use
116461
Assets Long Term Investment
57884
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£5,585,974
Assets Total Liabilities
£47,393
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£5,712,926
Creditors One Year Total Current
47393
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£5,337,099
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3153604
Funds Restricted
2559322
Funds Total
5712926
Count Employees
90
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
24 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
3633986
Income Other Trading Activities
8370
Income Charitable Activities
5678
Income Investments
1833
Income Other
7079
Income Total Income And Endowments
3656946
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£55,619
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,811,531
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2867150
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
49641
Expenditure Support Costs
270922
Expenditure Depreciation
49340
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
54891
Reserves
£3,419,834
Assets Total Fixed
150052
Assets Own Use
92168
Assets Long Term Investment
57884
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£4,960,039
Assets Total Liabilities
£90,171
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£5,019,920
Creditors One Year Total Current
90171
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£4,757,364
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3419834
Funds Restricted
1600086
Funds Total
5019920
Count Employees
20
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Cameroon
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Ghana
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
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
South Korea
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Asia
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Spain
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Germany
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Senegal
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Belgium
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Japan
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Asia
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Liberia
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Taiwan
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Asia
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Philippines
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Asia
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
United States
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
North America
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Thailand
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Asia
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Netherlands
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
France
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
112
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Environment/conservation/heritage
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
117
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Other Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
310
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Other Charitable Activities
Classification Code
115
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FOUNDATION CHARITABLE TRUST
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2001-08-20T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
TRUST DEED EXECUTED 29TH JUNE 2000 AND SUPPLEMENTAL DEED OF 31ST JULY 2001
Charitable Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE TRUST ARE:(I) TO PROMOTE FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES THE PROTECTION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS, THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION PARTICULARLY BY THE AWARD OF GRANTS OR OTHER MONETARY PAYMENTS;(II) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ABOUT ALL MATTERS INCLUDING THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE CAUSES OF ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION OR CONCERN; AND(III) TO CARRY OUT OR ASSIST IN THE CARRYING OUT OF RESEARCH INTO THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS AND THE IMPACT ON THESE OF BOTH NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC (HUMAN-INDUCED) ACTIVITIES AND TO PUBLISH OR OTHERWISE DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
430308
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
EJFCT

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures