CCEW Charity Commission profile

GLOBAL CANOPY

Registered charity 1089110 · organisation 3985822

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
29 October 2001
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
04293417
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£4,622,607
Latest expenditure
£5,633,596
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 3 Frewin Chambers, Frewin Court, OXFORD, OX1 3HZ

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Global Canopy is an innovative environmental organisation that targets the market forces destroying tropical forests. Since 2001, we have been testing new approaches to tackling deforestation, and guiding companies, investors and governments worldwide to think differently about our planet's forests.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
22 December 2025
Date Accounts Received
22 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£4,622,607
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,633,596
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
7 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
7 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£7,053,017
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,838,405
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
25 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
25 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£5,162,939
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,590,243
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
16 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
16 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£4,489,711
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,389,783
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received
28 January 2022
Date Accounts Received
28 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£2,359,427
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,530,045

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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
22 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£4,622,607
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,633,596
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
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
2
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
2
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
7 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£7,053,017
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,838,405
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
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
2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
4
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
0
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
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
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
25 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£5,162,939
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,590,243
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£682,798
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of 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
2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
16 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£4,489,711
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,389,783
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£948,992
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
1
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 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
28 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£2,359,427
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,530,045
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
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£686,892
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 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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
22 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
998270
Income Other Trading Activities
5448
Income Charitable Activities
3592338
Income Investments
0
Income Other
26552
Income Total Income And Endowments
4622608
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£267,106
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£5,356,176
Expenditure Other
10314
Expenditure Total
5633596
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
364512
Expenditure Governance
2336
Expenditure Support Costs
1473469
Expenditure Depreciation
19009
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£895,193
Assets Total Fixed
71470
Assets Own Use
71470
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£3,019,655
Assets Total Liabilities
£408,564
Assets Current Investment
812502
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,682,561
Creditors One Year Total Current
408564
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,580,783
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1316664
Funds Restricted
1365897
Funds Total
2682561
Count Employees
49
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
7 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
1173783
Income Other Trading Activities
10129
Income Charitable Activities
5857311
Income Investments
0
Income Other
11794
Income Total Income And Endowments
7053017
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£197,862
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£5,627,911
Expenditure Other
12632
Expenditure Total
5838405
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
1107968
Expenditure Governance
1436
Expenditure Support Costs
1201064
Expenditure Depreciation
19009
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£957,672
Assets Total Fixed
16687
Assets Own Use
16687
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£4,447,011
Assets Total Liabilities
£770,179
Assets Current Investment
400000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,693,519
Creditors One Year Total Current
770179
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£2,913,664
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1274359
Funds Restricted
2419160
Funds Total
3693519
Count Employees
53
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
25 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
1015408
Income Other Trading Activities
7813
Income Charitable Activities
4138629
Income Investments
0
Income Other
1089
Income Total Income And Endowments
5162939
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£186,249
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£4,391,996
Expenditure Other
11998
Expenditure Total
4590243
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
462040
Expenditure Governance
1845
Expenditure Support Costs
1007078
Expenditure Depreciation
22866
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£907,977
Assets Total Fixed
35696
Assets Own Use
35696
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,678,882
Assets Total Liabilities
£235,641
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,478,937
Creditors One Year Total Current
235641
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,594,792
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1243673
Funds Restricted
1235264
Funds Total
2478937
Count Employees
45
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
16 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
727667
Income Other Trading Activities
5843
Income Charitable Activities
3756201
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
4489711
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£117,163
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,264,347
Expenditure Other
8273
Expenditure Total
3389783
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
300722
Expenditure Governance
426
Expenditure Support Costs
695459
Expenditure Depreciation
17353
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£754,053
Assets Total Fixed
37926
Assets Own Use
37926
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,252,018
Assets Total Liabilities
£383,703
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,906,241
Creditors One Year Total Current
383703
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,743,402
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
991980
Funds Restricted
914261
Funds Total
1906241
Count Employees
37
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
28 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
414164
Income Other Trading Activities
7680
Income Charitable Activities
1937575
Income Investments
0
Income Other
8
Income Total Income And Endowments
2359427
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£110,722
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,411,559
Expenditure Other
7764
Expenditure Total
2530045
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
190707
Expenditure Governance
7431
Expenditure Support Costs
544723
Expenditure Depreciation
12776
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£595,240
Assets Total Fixed
31936
Assets Own Use
31936
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£969,356
Assets Total Liabilities
£194,979
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£806,313
Creditors One Year Total Current
194979
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£796,028
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
627175
Funds Restricted
179138
Funds Total
806313
Count Employees
30
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Paraguay
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
South America
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
China
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Asia
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Switzerland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Italy
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
South Africa
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
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
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
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
Sweden
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
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
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Austria
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
112
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Environment/conservation/heritage
Classification Code
309
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
Classification Code
310
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Other Charitable Activities
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
111
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Animals

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
GLOBAL CANOPY
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2001-10-29T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 25 SEPTEMBER 2001. AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 14 AUG 2018 AS AMENDED ON 9 DEC 2020
Charitable Objects
2.1 TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY: 2.1.1 THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT, BIODIVERSITY, AND THE PRUDENT USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES; 2.1.2 THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES; 2.1.3 THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION.2.2 TO PROMOTE EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL AND ANY MATTERS RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE PROTECTION, ENHANCEMENT AND REHABILITATION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) THE TROPICAL AND TEMPERATE FORESTS OF THE WORLD, AND TO PROMOTE STUDY AND RESEARCH IN SUCH SUBJECTS PROVIDED THAT THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH STUDY ARE DISSEMINATED TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. 2.3 TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) THE TROPICAL AND TEMPERATE FORESTS OF THE WORLD. 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
IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) THE TROPICAL AND TEMPERATE FORESTS OF THE WORLD.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
351220
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
GLOBAL CANOPY PROGRAMME (GCP)
Charity Name Id
351200
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
GLOBAL CANOPY FOUNDATION

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

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