01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 21 December 2018
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £797,876
- Latest expenditure
- £851,894
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: Environmental Funders Network, 124 City Road, LONDON, EC1V 2NX
Website recorded by the regulator: www.greenfunders.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
EFN brings together trusts, foundations, family offices and individual donors. Our activities take place in the UK and include convening, research, publications and newsletters to foster more effective environmental philanthropy and encourage more support for environmental causes. Separately, we convene fundraisers and others in the sector to help them collaborate and learn from one another.
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
- 11 August 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 11 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £797,876
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £851,894
- 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
- 3 July 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 3 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £922,785
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £810,801
- 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
- 19 July 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £714,393
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £621,250
- 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
- 29 June 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £541,639
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £473,596
- 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
- 29 June 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £519,390
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £442,714
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
- 11 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £797,876
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £851,894
- 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 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 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 3 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £922,785
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £810,801
- 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
- Yes
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 16
- 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
- 19 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £714,393
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £621,250
- 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 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
- 29 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £541,639
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £473,596
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- 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
- 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
- 29 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £519,390
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £442,714
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- 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
- No
- 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
- 11 August 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 730567
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 67309
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 797876
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £22,015
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £829,879
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 851894
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 49297
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 146955
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 528
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £495,693
- Assets Total Fixed
- 791
- Assets Own Use
- 791
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £650,084
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £23,617
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £627,258
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 23617
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £635,658
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 495693
- Funds Restricted
- 131565
- Funds Total
- 627258
- Count Employees
- 11
- 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
- 3 July 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 735258
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 187527
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 922785
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £13,281
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £797,520
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 810801
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 20367
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 142612
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 528
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £551,010
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1319
- Assets Own Use
- 1319
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £708,580
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £28,623
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £681,276
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 28623
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £682,810
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 552329
- Funds Restricted
- 128947
- Funds Total
- 681276
- Count Employees
- 9
- 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
- 19 July 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 586678
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 127715
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 714393
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £12,912
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £608,338
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 621250
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 18463
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 89745
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 623
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £334,967
- Assets Total Fixed
- 797
- Assets Own Use
- 797
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £634,656
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £66,161
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £569,292
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 66161
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £609,454
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 512089
- Funds Restricted
- 57203
- Funds Total
- 569292
- Count Employees
- 8
- 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
- 29 June 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 471694
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 69945
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 541639
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £11,093
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £462,503
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 473596
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 23567
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 80696
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 666
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £217,148
- Assets Total Fixed
- 357
- Assets Own Use
- 357
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £504,019
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £28,227
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £476,149
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 28227
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £466,806
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 466275
- Funds Restricted
- 9874
- Funds Total
- 476149
- Count Employees
- 8
- 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
- 29 June 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 499738
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 19652
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 519390
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £8,181
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £434,533
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 442714
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 14769
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 61902
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 666
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £160,115
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1023
- Assets Own Use
- 1023
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £447,575
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £40,492
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £408,106
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 40492
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £437,425
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 357038
- Funds Restricted
- 51068
- Funds Total
- 408106
- Count Employees
- 6
- Charity Only 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
- Scotland
- 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
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ENVIRONMENTAL FUNDERS NETWORK
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2018-12-21T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 21 Dec 2018 as amended on 06 Jul 2020 as amended on 19 Dec 2024
- Charitable Objects
- THE PROMOTION OF THE EFFECTIVE USE OF RESOURCES FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES BY CHARITABLE AND NON-CHARITABLE BODIES IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL SECTOR, BEING THE PART OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR CONCERNED WITH THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY:(A) LIAISING WITH, RESEARCHING AND ACTING AS A FORUM FOR THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION BETWEEN, ORGANISATIONS WORKING IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL SECTOR, IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY HOW THE SECTOR MIGHT BETTER ACHIEVE CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IDENTIFYING FUNDING GAPS AND GAPS IN SERVICE PROVISION IN THE SECTOR;(B) PROVIDING ADVICE AND INFORMATION TO EXISTING AND POTENTIAL FUNDERS OF CHARITIES AND NON CHARITABLE BODIES WORKING IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL SECTOR TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO INCREASE THEIR FUNDING AND TO PROVIDE FUNDING IN A WAY WHICH INCREASES THE EFFECTIVE APPLICATION OF FUNDING FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL SECTOR;(C) PROVIDING CHARITIES WORKING IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL SECTOR WITH STRATEGIC AND FUNDRAISING ADVICE; AND(E) SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff